Cropland — Share in Land area in Somalia
Somalia: Cropland — Share in Land area was 1.8 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cropland — Share in Land area in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland — share in land area in Somalia is 1.8 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland — share in land area in Somalia peaked at 1.84 % in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.44 %, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 212th of 234 countries on this measure, 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 | 1.47 % | 1.44 % | 1.51 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.55 % | 1.51 % | 1.59 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.63 % | 1.59 % | 1.66 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.68 % | 1.66 % | 1.7 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.75 % | 1.64 % | 1.84 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 % | 1.64 % | 1.8 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8 % | 1.8 % | 1.8 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 — share in land area in Somalia?
- Cropland — share in land area in Somalia was 1.8 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cropland — share in land area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.84 % in 2004.
- What is the lowest cropland — share in land area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.44 % in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for cropland — share in land area?
- Somalia ranks 212th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cropland — share in land area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Cropland — Share in Land area. 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.