Namibia vs Somalia: Cereal yields
Namibia
0.1844 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Somalia
0.3621 tonnes per hectare
in 2024
Namibia rank
185th
Somalia rank
184th
Cereal yields over time
- Namibia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.3621 tonnes per hectare against 0.1844 tonnes per hectare in Namibia, a difference of 0.1777 tonnes per hectare.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.0 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Somalia ahead.
Namibia ranks 185th and Somalia ranks 184th of 186 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3854 tonnes per hectare | 0.4725 tonnes per hectare | 0.0871 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1970s | 0.3551 tonnes per hectare | 0.4611 tonnes per hectare | 0.1061 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1980s | 0.3874 tonnes per hectare | 0.6665 tonnes per hectare | 0.2791 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 1990s | 0.3388 tonnes per hectare | 0.5038 tonnes per hectare | 0.165 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.425 tonnes per hectare | 0.6309 tonnes per hectare | 0.2058 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0.4452 tonnes per hectare | 0.6611 tonnes per hectare | 0.2158 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
| 2020s | 0.4092 tonnes per hectare | 0.4108 tonnes per hectare | 0.0015 tonnes per hectare | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yields, Namibia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 0.3621 tonnes per hectare against 0.1844 tonnes per hectare in Namibia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in cereal yields between Namibia and Somalia?
- 0.1777 tonnes per hectare, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for cereal yields?
- Namibia ranks 185th and Somalia ranks 184th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yields. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in tonnes per hectare.