Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Somalia
Somalia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area was 200 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — area in Somalia is 200 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — area in Somalia peaked at 200 1000 ha in 1984 and was at its lowest, 90 1000 ha, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 89th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92.22 1000 ha | 90 1000 ha | 95 1000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 106 1000 ha | 95 1000 ha | 125 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 177.5 1000 ha | 125 1000 ha | 200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 200 1000 ha | 200 1000 ha | 200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 200 1000 ha | 200 1000 ha | 200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 200 1000 ha | 200 1000 ha | 200 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 200 1000 ha | 200 1000 ha | 200 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 86 Republic of Moldova 217.5 1000 ha compare
- 87 Hungary 216.66 1000 ha compare
- 88 Armenia 209.4 1000 ha compare
- 90 Mozambique 173.74 1000 ha compare
- 91 Ethiopia PDR 165 1000 ha compare
- 92 Sweden 161.5 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Somalia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 17.7 % (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)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation — area in Somalia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — area in Somalia was 200 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 200 1000 ha in 1984.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90 1000 ha in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Somalia ranks 89th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Land area equipped for irrigation — 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.