How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?

20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Somalia: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP

Eritrea

0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2011

Somalia

0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Eritrea rank

2nd

Somalia rank

4th

Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP over time

Eritrea
Somalia

How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP.

That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Somalia's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 188 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0128 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0287 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0159 hectares per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2000s	0.0076 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0128 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0052 hectares per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2010s	0.0044 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0158 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0114 hectares per US$ of GDP	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp, Eritrea or Somalia?: Eritrea, at 0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2011.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp between Eritrea and Somalia?: 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp?: Eritrea ranks 2nd and Somalia ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP
Unit: hectares per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Agricultural area over the long-term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.