Arable land — Area in Somalia
Somalia: Arable land — Area was 1,100 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Area in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, arable land — area in Somalia stood at 1,100 1000 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — area in Somalia peaked at 1,132 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 888.14 1000 ha, in 1961.
That places Somalia 122nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Arable land — Area in Somalia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 888.14 1000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 893.14 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 898.14 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 903.14 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 908.14 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 913.14 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 918.14 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 923.14 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 928.14 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 933.14 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 938.14 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 940.34 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 945.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 950.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 955.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 960.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 965.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 970.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 975.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 980.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 985.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 990.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 995.34 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 997.5 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 1,002 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1,008 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 1,012 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 1,016 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1,018 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1,020 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1,020 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,020 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 1,020 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,026 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 1,032 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,037 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1,042 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 1,043 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1,043 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,043 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1,047 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,065 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,084 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1,132 1000 ha | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 1,101 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 1,051 1000 ha | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 1,001 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1,101 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 1,101 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,101 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,001 1000 ha | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 1,001 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,101 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 1,101 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,101 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,100 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1,100 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,100 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1,100 1000 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 3,000 1000 ha, 37% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1,100 1000 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,650 1000 ha, 42% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 908.14 1000 ha | 888.14 1000 ha | 928.14 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 953.4 1000 ha | 933.14 1000 ha | 975.34 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,001 1000 ha | 980.34 1000 ha | 1,018 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,030 1000 ha | 1,020 1000 ha | 1,043 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,073 1000 ha | 1,001 1000 ha | 1,132 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,081 1000 ha | 1,001 1000 ha | 1,101 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,100 1000 ha | 1,100 1000 ha | 1,100 1000 ha | 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)
- 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 arable land — area in Somalia?
- Arable land — area in Somalia was 1,100 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,132 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest arable land — area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 888.14 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for arable land — area?
- Somalia ranks 122nd out of 248 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 Arable land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.