How does Somalia rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp?

Somalia ranks 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.

Is agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Somalia

Name: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Somalia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Somalia: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP was 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 7.9%

World rank

4th

of 188 countries

All-time high

0.2433 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 1960

All-time low

0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1960–2025

Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Somalia, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Somalia is 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.

The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 52.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Somalia peaked at 0.2433 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

Somalia ranks 4th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP in Somalia, 1960 to 2025.
Year	hectares per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.2433 hectares per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.2291 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1962	0.2157 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1963	0.2032 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1964	0.1913 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1965	0.1802 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1966	0.1707 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1967	0.1617 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1968	0.1533 hectares per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1969	0.1434 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1970	0.1263 hectares per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
1971	0.1267 hectares per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1972	0.0982 hectares per US$ of GDP	-22.5%
1973	0.0909 hectares per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1974	0.0768 hectares per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1975	0.0581 hectares per US$ of GDP	-24.4%
1976	0.0505 hectares per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1977	0.0882 hectares per US$ of GDP	+74.8%
1978	0.0779 hectares per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1979	0.0746 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1980	0.073 hectares per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1981	0.0629 hectares per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1982	0.0568 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1983	0.0599 hectares per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1984	0.0559 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1985	0.0503 hectares per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1986	0.048 hectares per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1987	0.0432 hectares per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1988	0.0419 hectares per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1989	0.0373 hectares per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1990	0.0427 hectares per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
1991	0.0613 hectares per US$ of GDP	+43.6%
1992	0.0621 hectares per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1993	0.035 hectares per US$ of GDP	-43.7%
1994	0.0297 hectares per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1995	0.0287 hectares per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1996	0.0246 hectares per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
1997	0.0201 hectares per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
1998	0.0149 hectares per US$ of GDP	-26.0%
1999	0.0145 hectares per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2000	0.0129 hectares per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2001	0.0196 hectares per US$ of GDP	+51.5%
2002	0.0201 hectares per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
2003	0.0155 hectares per US$ of GDP	-22.7%
2004	0.0114 hectares per US$ of GDP	-26.4%
2005	0.0094 hectares per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
2006	0.0088 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2007	0.0081 hectares per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2008	0.0075 hectares per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
2009	0.015 hectares per US$ of GDP	+100.6%
2010	0.0164 hectares per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
2011	0.0152 hectares per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
2012	0.0101 hectares per US$ of GDP	-33.4%
2013	0.0087 hectares per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
2014	0.0077 hectares per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2015	0.0072 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2016	0.0067 hectares per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2017	0.0058 hectares per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2018	0.0056 hectares per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2019	0.0051 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2020	0.0051 hectares per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2021	0.0047 hectares per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2022	0.0043 hectares per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2023	0.004 hectares per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2024	0.0037 hectares per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2025	0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP	-7.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 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
2009	+100.6%	0.0075 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.015 hectares per US$ of GDP
1977	+74.8%	0.0505 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0882 hectares per US$ of GDP
2001	+51.5%	0.0129 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0196 hectares per US$ of GDP
1991	+43.6%	0.0427 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0613 hectares per US$ of GDP
1993	-43.7%	0.0621 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.035 hectares per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.1892 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.1434 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.2433 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0868 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0505 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.1267 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0529 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0373 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.073 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0334 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0145 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0621 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0128 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0075 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0201 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0088 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0051 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0164 hectares per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0042 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP	0.0051 hectares per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Somalia

1 Mongolia 0.0044 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
2 Eritrea 0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
3 Mauritania 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
5 Namibia 0.0026 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
6 Chad 0.0023 hectares per US$ of GDP compare
7 Sudan 0.0023 hectares per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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, annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Somalia?: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp in Somalia was 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 0.2433 hectares per US$ of GDP in 1960.
What is the lowest agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does Somalia rank for agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp?: Somalia ranks 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
Is agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is down 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Agricultural area over the long-term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Agricultural area over the long-term ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP
Unit: hectares per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 188 places, 10,765 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 23 October 2026

Agricultural area over the long-term divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.