Cropland — Area per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Cropland — Area per capita was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cropland — Area per capita in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha/cap.
Analysis
In 2024, cropland — area per capita in Somalia stood at 0.06 ha/cap. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — area per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.31 ha/cap in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.06 ha/cap, in 2022.
Somalia ranks 177th of 232 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2833 ha/cap | 0.26 ha/cap | 0.31 ha/cap | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.227 ha/cap | 0.18 ha/cap | 0.25 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.156 ha/cap | 0.14 ha/cap | 0.17 ha/cap | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.145 ha/cap | 0.13 ha/cap | 0.16 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.106 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 0.12 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.08 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 0.09 ha/cap | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.064 ha/cap | 0.06 ha/cap | 0.07 ha/cap | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 175 Jamaica 0.07 ha/cap compare
- 175 Nepal 0.07 ha/cap compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 French Guiana 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Grenada 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Guadeloupe 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Mauritius 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Mayotte 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 177 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.06 ha/cap 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 — Share in Agricultural land 2.49 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1,100 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland — area per capita in Somalia?
- Cropland — area per capita in Somalia was 0.06 ha/cap in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — area per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.31 ha/cap in 1961.
- What is the lowest cropland — area per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 ha/cap in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for cropland — area per capita?
- Somalia ranks 177th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — area per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cropland — Area per capita. 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.