Agricultural water withdrawals in Somalia
Somalia: Agricultural water withdrawals was 3.28 billion cubic meters in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.28 billion cubic meters
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
61st
of 180 countries
All-time high
3.28 billion cubic meters
in 2003
All-time low
786.00 million cubic meters
in 1987
Years of data
37
1987–2023
Agricultural water withdrawals in Somalia, 1987–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in cubic meters.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 3.28 billion cubic meters for agricultural water withdrawals in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, agricultural water withdrawals in Somalia peaked at 3.28 billion cubic meters in 2003 and was at its lowest, 786.00 million cubic meters, in 1987.
Somalia ranks 61st of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Agricultural water withdrawals in Somalia, year by year
| Year | cubic meters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 786.00 million cubic meters | — |
| 1988 | 977.85 million cubic meters | +24.4% |
| 1989 | 1.17 billion cubic meters | +19.6% |
| 1990 | 1.36 billion cubic meters | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 1.55 billion cubic meters | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 1.75 billion cubic meters | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 1.94 billion cubic meters | +11.0% |
| 1994 | 2.13 billion cubic meters | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 2.32 billion cubic meters | +9.0% |
| 1996 | 2.51 billion cubic meters | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 2.70 billion cubic meters | +7.6% |
| 1998 | 2.90 billion cubic meters | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 3.09 billion cubic meters | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.28 billion cubic meters | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 977.85 million cubic meters | 786.00 million cubic meters | 1.17 billion cubic meters | 3 |
| 1990s | 2.22 billion cubic meters | 1.36 billion cubic meters | 3.09 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 billion cubic meters | 3.28 billion cubic meters | 3.28 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.28 billion cubic meters | 3.28 billion cubic meters | 3.28 billion cubic meters | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 billion cubic meters | 3.28 billion cubic meters | 3.28 billion cubic meters | 4 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units 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, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agricultural water withdrawals in Somalia?
- Agricultural water withdrawals in Somalia was 3.28 billion cubic meters in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.28 billion cubic meters in 2003.
- What is the lowest agricultural water withdrawals recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 786.00 million cubic meters in 1987.
- How does Somalia rank for agricultural water withdrawals?
- Somalia ranks 61st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agricultural water withdrawals rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations - AQUASTAT (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Agricultural water withdrawals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Water withdrawn each year for irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture.