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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

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

Somalia

0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sudan

0.0023 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Somalia rank

4th

Sudan rank

7th

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

Somalia
Sudan

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0023 hectares per US$ of GDP in Sudan, a difference of 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.5 times Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 7th of 188 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Sudan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.1892 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0766 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.1126 hectares per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1970s	0.0868 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0291 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0577 hectares per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1980s	0.0529 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0109 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0421 hectares per US$ of GDP	Somalia
1990s	0.0334 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0106 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0228 hectares per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2000s	0.0128 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.005 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0078 hectares per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2010s	0.0088 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0032 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0056 hectares per US$ of GDP	Somalia
2020s	0.0042 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0008 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, Somalia or Sudan?: Somalia, at 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP against 0.0023 hectares per US$ of GDP in Sudan as of 2025.
What is the difference in agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp between Somalia and Sudan?: 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sudan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Sudan rank globally for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp?: Somalia ranks 4th and Sudan ranks 7th 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.