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

320,000 hectares, with Somalia ahead.

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1961 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.

Namibia vs Somalia: Arable and permanent cropland

Namibia

809,000 hectares

in 2011

Somalia

1.13 million hectares

in 2011

Namibia rank

36th

Somalia rank

35th

Arable and permanent cropland over time

Namibia
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.13 million hectares against 809,000 hectares in Namibia, a difference of 320,000 hectares.

That makes Somalia's figure about 1.4 times Namibia's.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Somalia has been ahead every year.

Namibia ranks 36th and Somalia ranks 35th of 52 countries.

Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	645,667 hectares	925,000 hectares	279,333 hectares	Somalia
1970s	653,800 hectares	972,500 hectares	318,700 hectares	Somalia
1980s	660,500 hectares	1.02 million hectares	361,400 hectares	Somalia
1990s	753,600 hectares	1.05 million hectares	300,200 hectares	Somalia
2000s	816,400 hectares	1.18 million hectares	368,300 hectares	Somalia
2010s	809,000 hectares	1.13 million hectares	320,000 hectares	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher arable and permanent cropland, Namibia or Somalia?: Somalia, at 1.13 million hectares against 809,000 hectares in Namibia as of 2011.
What is the difference in arable and permanent cropland between Namibia and Somalia?: 320,000 hectares, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2011.
How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for arable and permanent cropland?: Namibia ranks 36th 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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About this data

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: 07 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