Eritrea vs Somalia: Cereal seed quantity

Eritrea
12,927 FAO, metric tonnes
in 2011
Somalia
14,066 FAO, metric tonnes
in 2011
Eritrea rank
34th
Somalia rank
33rd

Cereal seed quantity over time

  • Eritrea
  • Somalia
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 14,066 FAO, metric tonnes against 12,927 FAO, metric tonnes in Eritrea, a difference of 1,139 FAO, metric tonnes.

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Somalia ahead.

Eritrea ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 33rd of 50 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 12,206 FAO, metric tonnes 14,777 FAO, metric tonnes 2,572 FAO, metric tonnes Somalia
2000s 13,053 FAO, metric tonnes 14,634 FAO, metric tonnes 1,580 FAO, metric tonnes Somalia
2010s 12,927 FAO, metric tonnes 14,066 FAO, metric tonnes 1,139 FAO, metric tonnes Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cereal seed quantity, Eritrea or Somalia?
Somalia, at 14,066 FAO, metric tonnes against 12,927 FAO, metric tonnes in Eritrea as of 2011.
What is the difference in cereal seed quantity between Eritrea and Somalia?
1,139 FAO, metric tonnes, 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 cereal seed quantity?
Eritrea ranks 34th and Somalia ranks 33rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes)
Unit
FAO, metric tonnes
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,772 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.