Other land — Area in Somalia
Somalia: Other land — Area was 13,698 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Other land — Area in Somalia, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other land — area in Somalia is 13,698 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other land — area in Somalia peaked at 13,698 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10,408 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Somalia 49th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,742 1000 ha | 10,408 1000 ha | 11,074 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,466 1000 ha | 11,151 1000 ha | 11,783 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,572 1000 ha | 11,860 1000 ha | 13,243 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,547 1000 ha | 13,397 1000 ha | 13,698 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 46 Botswana 15,081 1000 ha compare
- 47 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 14,876 1000 ha compare
- 48 Uzbekistan 13,777 1000 ha compare
- 50 Melanesia 11,360 1000 ha compare
- 51 Colombia 10,814 1000 ha compare
- 52 Papua New Guinea 9,848 1000 ha 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 other land — area in Somalia?
- Other land — area in Somalia was 13,698 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest other land — area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 13,698 1000 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest other land — area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,408 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for other land — area?
- Somalia ranks 49th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is other land — area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Other 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.