Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Somalia
Somalia: Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland was 17.7 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Somalia is 17.7 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Somalia peaked at 19.61 % in 1984 and was at its lowest, 9.73 %, in 1965.
Somalia ranks 96th of 217 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.
Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9.94 % | — |
| 1962 | 9.89 % | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 9.84 % | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 9.78 % | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 9.73 % | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 10.22 % | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 10.16 % | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 10.11 % | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 10.05 % | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 10 % | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 9.95 % | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 9.9 % | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 10.36 % | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 10.31 % | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 10.26 % | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 10.2 % | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 12.69 % | +24.4% |
| 1978 | 12.63 % | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 12.56 % | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 12.5 % | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 14.93 % | +19.4% |
| 1982 | 14.85 % | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 14.78 % | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 19.61 % | +32.7% |
| 1985 | 19.51 % | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 19.42 % | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 19.32 % | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 19.25 % | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 19.23 % | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 19.19 % | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 19.19 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 19.18 % | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 19.16 % | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 19.05 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 18.94 % | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 18.85 % | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 18.76 % | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 18.74 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 18.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 18.74 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 18.67 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 18.35 % | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 18.03 % | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.29 % | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 17.76 % | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 18.59 % | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 19.49 % | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 17.76 % | -8.9% |
| 2009 | 17.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 17.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.49 % | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 19.49 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17.76 % | -8.9% |
| 2014 | 17.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 17.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 17.76 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.75 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 17.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 17.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.73 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 17.71 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 17.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17.7 % | -0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 17.7 % is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.01 %, 8.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 17.7 % is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.63 %, 10.9× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +32.7% | 14.78 % | 19.61 % |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.97 % | 9.73 % | 10.22 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.89 % | 9.9 % | 12.69 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.34 % | 12.5 % | 19.61 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.98 % | 18.74 % | 19.19 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.24 % | 17.29 % | 19.49 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1 % | 17.73 % | 19.49 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.72 % | 17.7 % | 17.73 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 94 South Africa 18.04 % compare
- 95 Cuba 17.94 % compare
- 97 Caribbean 17.31 % compare
- 98 Sao Tome and Principe 16.96 % compare
- 99 OECD 16.88 % 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 land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Somalia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland in Somalia was 17.7 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.61 % in 1984.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.73 % in 1965.
- How does Somalia rank for land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland?
- Somalia ranks 96th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation — share in cropland rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 — Share in Cropland. 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.