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 189th of 250 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cropland — Area per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha/cap | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.31 ha/cap | — |
| 1962 | 0.3 ha/cap | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.29 ha/cap | -3.3% |
| 1964 | 0.29 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.28 ha/cap | -3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.28 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.27 ha/cap | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.27 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.26 ha/cap | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.25 ha/cap | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 0.25 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.24 ha/cap | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 0.24 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.23 ha/cap | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.23 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.22 ha/cap | -4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.22 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.21 ha/cap | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.18 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.17 ha/cap | -5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.17 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.16 ha/cap | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.15 ha/cap | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.15 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.16 ha/cap | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.16 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.15 ha/cap | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.14 ha/cap | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.14 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.13 ha/cap | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.13 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.12 ha/cap | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.12 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.11 ha/cap | -8.3% |
| 2003 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.11 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1 ha/cap | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1 ha/cap | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 0.09 ha/cap | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 0.09 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.09 ha/cap | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 0.08 ha/cap | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.08 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.07 ha/cap | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.07 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.06 ha/cap | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.06 ha/cap | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.06 ha/cap is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.21 ha/cap, 29% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.06 ha/cap is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 ha/cap, 30% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 187 Jamaica 0.07 ha/cap compare
- 187 Nepal 0.07 ha/cap compare
- 189 American Samoa 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 French Guiana 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Grenada 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Guadeloupe 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Mauritius 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Mayotte 0.06 ha/cap compare
- 189 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.06 ha/cap 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 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 189th out of 250 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.