Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate was 0.0018 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0018 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
68th
of 196 countries
All-time high
2.08 % change on previous year
in 1960
All-time low
-0.2266 % change on previous year
in 2011
Years of data
75
1951–2025
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Somalia, 1951–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0018 % change on previous year for agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 2.08 % change on previous year in 1960 and was at its lowest, -0.2266 % change on previous year, in 2011.
That places Somalia 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1.92 % change on previous year | — |
| 1952 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 1.91 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 1.93 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 1.95 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 1.98 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1957 | 2 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 2.03 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 2.06 % change on previous year | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 2.08 % change on previous year | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0114 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0091 % change on previous year | -20.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0045 % change on previous year | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | — |
| 1993 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0136 % change on previous year | +500.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0136 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0113 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -80.0% |
| 1999 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2000 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2001 | 0.0091 % change on previous year | — |
| 2002 | 0.0431 % change on previous year | +375.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0431 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1088 % change on previous year | +152.5% |
| 2005 | -0.0702 % change on previous year | -164.5% |
| 2006 | -0.1133 % change on previous year | +61.4% |
| 2007 | -0.1134 % change on previous year | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2271 % change on previous year | -300.2% |
| 2009 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2011 | -0.2266 % change on previous year | — |
| 2012 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2271 % change on previous year | — |
| 2014 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2015 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2016 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2017 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2018 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2019 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | — |
| 2020 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0027 % change on previous year | — |
| 2024 | 0.0018 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0018 % change on previous year | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +500.0% | 0.0023 % change on previous year | 0.0136 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | +375.0% | 0.0091 % change on previous year | 0.0431 % change on previous year |
| 2008 | +300.2% | -0.1134 % change on previous year | 0.2271 % change on previous year |
| 2005 | -164.5% | 0.1088 % change on previous year | -0.0702 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +152.5% | 0.0431 % change on previous year | 0.1088 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | +100.0% | -0.2266 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.97 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | 2.06 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1960s | 0.217 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0114 % change on previous year | 0.0114 % change on previous year | 0.0114 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0102 % change on previous year | 0.0023 % change on previous year | 0.0114 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.0136 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0134 % change on previous year | -0.1134 % change on previous year | 0.2271 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 % change on previous year | -0.2266 % change on previous year | 0.2271 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0018 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 0.0027 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 65 Azerbaijan 0.0059 % change on previous year compare
- 66 Sri Lanka 0.0043 % change on previous year compare
- 67 Mexico 0.0035 % change on previous year compare
- 69 Namibia 0.0015 % change on previous year compare
- 70 Botswana 0.0004 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Aruba 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Bahamas 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Barbados 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Brunei 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Cameroon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Comoros 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Cape Verde 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Dominican Republic 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Estonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Gabon 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Gambia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Grenada 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Iceland 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Jamaica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Libya 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Madagascar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Mauritania 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Mauritius 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Malaysia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 New Caledonia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Niger 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Papua New Guinea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Puerto Rico 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Qatar 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Russia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Sudan 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Sierra Leone 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Chad 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Togo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Trinidad and Tobago 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Tunisia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Uganda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 United States 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Venezuela 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 United States Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Yemen 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 South Africa 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Zambia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Western Sahara 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Montserrat 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Falkland Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 71 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0707 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0576 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.25 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate in Somalia was 0.0018 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.08 % change on previous year in 1960.
- What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.2266 % change on previous year in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 68th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural area over the long-term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Agricultural area over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Agricultural area over the long-term. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.