What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Eritrea and Somalia?

437,000 hectares, with Somalia ahead.

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

19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Somalia: Arable and permanent cropland

Eritrea

692,000 hectares

in 2011

Somalia

1.13 million hectares

in 2011

Eritrea rank

37th

Somalia rank

35th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Eritrea
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.13 million hectares against 692,000 hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 437,000 hectares.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.6 times Eritrea's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Eritrea ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 35th of 52 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	449,000 hectares	1.06 million hectares	609,714 hectares	Somalia
2000s	622,300 hectares	1.18 million hectares	562,400 hectares	Somalia
2010s	692,000 hectares	1.13 million hectares	437,000 hectares	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Eritrea or Somalia?: Somalia, at 1.13 million hectares against 692,000 hectares in Eritrea as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Eritrea and Somalia?: 437,000 hectares, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2011.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Eritrea ranks 37th and Somalia ranks 35th of 52 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Arable and permanent cropland (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Arable and permanent cropland (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 58 places, 2,926 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

This land category is the sum of areas under “Arable land” and "Permanent crops”. Arable land includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under