Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Somalia
Somalia: Arable land — Share in Agricultural land was 2.49 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land — share in agricultural land in Somalia is 2.49 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land — share in agricultural land in Somalia peaked at 2.56 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.02 %, in 1961.
That places Somalia 222nd out of 231 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.07 % | 2.02 % | 2.11 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.17 % | 2.12 % | 2.22 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.27 % | 2.23 % | 2.31 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.34 % | 2.31 % | 2.37 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.43 % | 2.27 % | 2.56 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.45 % | 2.27 % | 2.5 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.49 % | 2.49 % | 2.49 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 219 Turkmenistan 4.14 % compare
- 220 Montenegro 3.9 % compare
- 221 New Caledonia 3.28 % compare
- 223 Saudi Arabia 2.45 % compare
- 224 Namibia 2.06 % compare
- 225 Mauritania 1.13 % compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 17.7 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 200 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,032 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 68.54 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 97.44 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 43,000 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.07 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 30.15 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land — share in agricultural land in Somalia?
- Arable land — share in agricultural land in Somalia was 2.49 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest arable land — share in agricultural land recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 % in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for arable land — share in agricultural land?
- Somalia ranks 222nd out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is arable land — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 — Share in Agricultural land. 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.