Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Somalia
Somalia: Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land was 0.07 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.07 % for permanent crops — share in agricultural land in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Somalia peaked at 0.07 % in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.04 %, in 1961.
That places Somalia 228th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.04 % | — |
| 1962 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.04 % | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.05 % | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.05 % | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.06 % | +20.0% |
| 1994 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.07 % | +16.7% |
| 2023 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.07 % | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.07 % is below the median for low income countries, which is 3.43 %, 2% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.07 % is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.71 %, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 0.04 % | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.046 % | 0.04 % | 0.05 % | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.057 % | 0.05 % | 0.06 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 0.06 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.066 % | 0.06 % | 0.07 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 225 Sudan (former) 0.1 % compare
- 225 Sweden 0.1 % compare
- 225 Turkmenistan 0.1 % compare
- 228 Chad 0.07 % compare
- 228 Kazakhstan 0.07 % compare
- 231 Andorra 0.06 % 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 permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Somalia?
- Permanent crops — share in agricultural land in Somalia was 0.07 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.07 % in 2022.
- What is the lowest permanent crops — share in agricultural land recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.04 % in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for permanent crops — share in agricultural land?
- Somalia ranks 228th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent crops — share in agricultural land rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land. 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.