What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Eritrea and Somalia?

24,130 hectares, with Somalia ahead.

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

108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Eritrea vs Somalia: Cropland extent over the long-term

Eritrea

1.11 million hectares

in 2025

Somalia

1.13 million hectares

in 2025

Eritrea rank

110th

Somalia rank

109th

Cropland extent over the long-term over time

Eritrea
Somalia

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 1.13 million hectares against 1.11 million hectares in Eritrea, a difference of 24,130 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Eritrea ahead.

Eritrea ranks 110th and Somalia ranks 109th of 202 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 5 and Somalia in 35.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eritrea	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1000s	21,670 hectares	0 hectares	21,670 hectares	Eritrea
1100s	24,815 hectares	0 hectares	24,815 hectares	Eritrea
1200s	27,931 hectares	0 hectares	27,931 hectares	Eritrea
1300s	32,800 hectares	0 hectares	32,800 hectares	Eritrea
1400s	37,625 hectares	0 hectares	37,625 hectares	Eritrea
1500s	42,403 hectares	263,647 hectares	221,244 hectares	Somalia
1600s	66,591 hectares	278,314 hectares	211,723 hectares	Somalia
1700s	90,553 hectares	292,741 hectares	202,188 hectares	Somalia
1710s	96,425 hectares	305,911 hectares	209,486 hectares	Somalia
1720s	102,291 hectares	319,063 hectares	216,772 hectares	Somalia
1730s	108,152 hectares	332,196 hectares	224,044 hectares	Somalia
1740s	114,007 hectares	345,311 hectares	231,304 hectares	Somalia
1750s	119,857 hectares	358,408 hectares	238,551 hectares	Somalia
1760s	125,701 hectares	371,486 hectares	245,785 hectares	Somalia
1770s	131,540 hectares	384,546 hectares	253,006 hectares	Somalia
1780s	137,373 hectares	397,588 hectares	260,215 hectares	Somalia
1790s	143,200 hectares	410,612 hectares	267,412 hectares	Somalia
1800s	149,022 hectares	423,616 hectares	274,594 hectares	Somalia
1810s	154,838 hectares	436,603 hectares	281,765 hectares	Somalia
1820s	160,649 hectares	449,570 hectares	288,921 hectares	Somalia
1830s	166,453 hectares	462,520 hectares	296,067 hectares	Somalia
1840s	172,253 hectares	475,450 hectares	303,197 hectares	Somalia
1850s	178,102 hectares	488,362 hectares	310,260 hectares	Somalia
1860s	182,842 hectares	488,025 hectares	305,183 hectares	Somalia
1870s	188,275 hectares	487,688 hectares	299,413 hectares	Somalia
1880s	194,603 hectares	492,246 hectares	297,643 hectares	Somalia
1890s	202,129 hectares	496,845 hectares	294,716 hectares	Somalia
1900s	211,326 hectares	511,598 hectares	300,272 hectares	Somalia
1910s	222,992 hectares	526,787 hectares	303,795 hectares	Somalia
1920s	238,626 hectares	537,043 hectares	298,417 hectares	Somalia
1930s	261,512 hectares	592,814 hectares	331,302 hectares	Somalia
1940s	301,111 hectares	641,534 hectares	340,423 hectares	Somalia
1950s	444,925 hectares	812,513 hectares	367,588 hectares	Somalia
1960s	477,100 hectares	923,000 hectares	445,900 hectares	Somalia
1970s	647,900 hectares	972,500 hectares	324,600 hectares	Somalia
1980s	692,000 hectares	1.02 million hectares	329,900 hectares	Somalia
1990s	631,614 hectares	1.05 million hectares	422,186 hectares	Somalia
2000s	742,263 hectares	1.10 million hectares	355,137 hectares	Somalia
2010s	983,090 hectares	1.11 million hectares	123,010 hectares	Somalia
2020s	1.08 million hectares	1.13 million hectares	45,362 hectares	Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher cropland extent over the long-term, Eritrea or Somalia?: Somalia, at 1.13 million hectares against 1.11 million hectares in Eritrea as of 2025.
What is the difference in cropland extent over the long-term between Eritrea and Somalia?: 24,130 hectares, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Somalia?: 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
How do Eritrea and Somalia rank globally for cropland extent over the long-term?: Eritrea ranks 110th and Somalia ranks 109th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Cropland extent over the long-term. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Cropland extent over the long-term
Unit: hectares
Source: HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 202 places, 21,816 data points, 1000–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Total cropland area for each separate country over time.