Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Somalia
Somalia: Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area was 50.79 USD_PPP/ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD_PPP/ha.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 50.79 USD_PPP/ha for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in 2024.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Somalia peaked at 58.19 USD_PPP/ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 26.12 USD_PPP/ha, in 1961.
That places Somalia 223rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area in Somalia, year by year
| Year | USD_PPP/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.12 USD_PPP/ha | — |
| 1962 | 26.91 USD_PPP/ha | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 28.24 USD_PPP/ha | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 29.24 USD_PPP/ha | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 30.38 USD_PPP/ha | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 31.48 USD_PPP/ha | +3.6% |
| 1967 | 33.02 USD_PPP/ha | +4.9% |
| 1968 | 34.63 USD_PPP/ha | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 35.12 USD_PPP/ha | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 36.41 USD_PPP/ha | +3.7% |
| 1971 | 36.09 USD_PPP/ha | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 37.53 USD_PPP/ha | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 36.13 USD_PPP/ha | -3.7% |
| 1974 | 35.16 USD_PPP/ha | -2.7% |
| 1975 | 38.05 USD_PPP/ha | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 39.22 USD_PPP/ha | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 41.41 USD_PPP/ha | +5.6% |
| 1978 | 42.31 USD_PPP/ha | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 43.46 USD_PPP/ha | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 44.9 USD_PPP/ha | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 46.44 USD_PPP/ha | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 48 USD_PPP/ha | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 47.79 USD_PPP/ha | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 48.62 USD_PPP/ha | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 50.65 USD_PPP/ha | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 50.3 USD_PPP/ha | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 54.31 USD_PPP/ha | +8.0% |
| 1988 | 56.98 USD_PPP/ha | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 57.74 USD_PPP/ha | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 52.71 USD_PPP/ha | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 44.43 USD_PPP/ha | -15.7% |
| 1992 | 37.83 USD_PPP/ha | -14.9% |
| 1993 | 41.43 USD_PPP/ha | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 46.6 USD_PPP/ha | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 47.18 USD_PPP/ha | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 48.64 USD_PPP/ha | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 49.13 USD_PPP/ha | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 50.07 USD_PPP/ha | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 48.13 USD_PPP/ha | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 49.76 USD_PPP/ha | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 52.51 USD_PPP/ha | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 53.67 USD_PPP/ha | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 54.04 USD_PPP/ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 54.79 USD_PPP/ha | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 56.38 USD_PPP/ha | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 53.59 USD_PPP/ha | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 53.01 USD_PPP/ha | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 51.83 USD_PPP/ha | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 51.76 USD_PPP/ha | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 56.82 USD_PPP/ha | +9.8% |
| 2011 | 56.13 USD_PPP/ha | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 58.19 USD_PPP/ha | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 58.1 USD_PPP/ha | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 53.07 USD_PPP/ha | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 53.78 USD_PPP/ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 51.46 USD_PPP/ha | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 51.89 USD_PPP/ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 52.21 USD_PPP/ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 53.02 USD_PPP/ha | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 52.48 USD_PPP/ha | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 48.62 USD_PPP/ha | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 51.83 USD_PPP/ha | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 51.79 USD_PPP/ha | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 50.79 USD_PPP/ha | -1.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 50.79 USD_PPP/ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 233.39 USD_PPP/ha, 22% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 50.79 USD_PPP/ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 421.38 USD_PPP/ha, 12% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.57 USD_PPP/ha | 26.12 USD_PPP/ha | 35.12 USD_PPP/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 38.58 USD_PPP/ha | 35.16 USD_PPP/ha | 43.46 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.57 USD_PPP/ha | 44.9 USD_PPP/ha | 57.74 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.61 USD_PPP/ha | 37.83 USD_PPP/ha | 52.71 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.13 USD_PPP/ha | 49.76 USD_PPP/ha | 56.38 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.47 USD_PPP/ha | 51.46 USD_PPP/ha | 58.19 USD_PPP/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.1 USD_PPP/ha | 48.62 USD_PPP/ha | 52.48 USD_PPP/ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 220 Faroe Islands 69.48 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 221 Congo 65.56 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 222 Eritrea 53.83 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 224 Djibouti 47.13 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 225 Saudi Arabia 45.55 USD_PPP/ha compare
- 226 Mauritania 26.11 USD_PPP/ha compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -28.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -24.06 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.278 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.53 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5029 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1376 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Somalia?
- Agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area in Somalia was 50.79 USD_PPP/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.19 USD_PPP/ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.12 USD_PPP/ha in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area?
- Somalia ranks 223rd out of 229 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agricultural land — value of agricultural production (int. $) per area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.