Agriculture — Area, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Agriculture — Area, per capita was 0.0023 1000 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture — area, per capita in Somalia is 0.0023 1000 ha per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture — area, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0149 1000 ha per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0023 1000 ha per person, in 2024.
That places Somalia 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agriculture — Area, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0149 1000 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0145 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0141 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0138 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0134 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0131 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0127 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0124 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0121 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0118 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0115 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0112 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0109 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0106 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0098 1000 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 1000 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0081 1000 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0073 1000 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0071 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0062 1000 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0065 1000 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0066 1000 ha per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0063 1000 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.006 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0056 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0054 1000 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.005 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0048 1000 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0046 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0045 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.004 1000 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0039 1000 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0038 1000 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0035 1000 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0033 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.003 1000 ha per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 1000 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 1000 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0024 1000 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | -3.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0023 1000 ha per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0008 1000 ha per person, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0023 1000 ha per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0007 1000 ha per person, 3.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0134 1000 ha per person | 0.0121 1000 ha per person | 0.0149 1000 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0103 1000 ha per person | 0.0081 1000 ha per person | 0.0118 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0067 1000 ha per person | 0.0061 1000 ha per person | 0.0074 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 1000 ha per person | 0.0052 1000 ha per person | 0.0068 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0043 1000 ha per person | 0.0037 1000 ha per person | 0.005 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 1000 ha per person | 0.0028 1000 ha per person | 0.0036 1000 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 1000 ha per person | 0.0023 1000 ha per person | 0.0027 1000 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture — area, per capita in Somalia?
- Agriculture — area, per capita in Somalia was 0.0023 1000 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0149 1000 ha per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest agriculture — area, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0023 1000 ha per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for agriculture — area, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 15th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is agriculture — area, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agriculture — Area, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Agriculture — Area ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Agriculture — Area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Agriculture — Area divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.