Bean yields in Somalia
Somalia: Bean yields was 0.2999 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2999 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
130th
of 133 countries
All-time high
0.5556 tonnes per hectare
in 1982
All-time low
0.0933 tonnes per hectare
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Bean yields in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, bean yields in Somalia stood at 0.2999 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bean yields in Somalia peaked at 0.5556 tonnes per hectare in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0933 tonnes per hectare, in 1962.
Somalia ranks 130th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Bean yields in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.0933 tonnes per hectare | -62.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1364 tonnes per hectare | +46.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2833 tonnes per hectare | +107.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3077 tonnes per hectare | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3288 tonnes per hectare | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3289 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3289 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3305 tonnes per hectare | +10.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3302 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3298 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.3296 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3292 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | +51.9% |
| 1976 | 0.4975 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.5426 tonnes per hectare | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 0.4633 tonnes per hectare | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.494 tonnes per hectare | +6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.5027 tonnes per hectare | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.4865 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +14.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4815 tonnes per hectare | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.4121 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1985 | 0.5128 tonnes per hectare | +24.4% |
| 1986 | 0.4394 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1987 | 0.323 tonnes per hectare | -26.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2317 tonnes per hectare | -28.3% |
| 1989 | 0.3095 tonnes per hectare | +33.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3256 tonnes per hectare | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2728 tonnes per hectare | -16.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2632 tonnes per hectare | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2444 tonnes per hectare | -7.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2253 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2364 tonnes per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2632 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 0.2364 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2632 tonnes per hectare | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2661 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.265 tonnes per hectare | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2692 tonnes per hectare | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2761 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2737 tonnes per hectare | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2769 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2784 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2814 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2843 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2875 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2908 tonnes per hectare | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3125 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.3067 tonnes per hectare | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3026 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3071 tonnes per hectare | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3068 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3054 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.308 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2955 tonnes per hectare | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3029 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2981 tonnes per hectare | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2988 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2999 tonnes per hectare | +0.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.2999 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.8795 tonnes per hectare, 34% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.2999 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7242 tonnes per hectare, 41% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bean yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +107.7% | 0.1364 tonnes per hectare | 0.2833 tonnes per hectare |
| 1962 | -62.7% | 0.25 tonnes per hectare | 0.0933 tonnes per hectare |
| 1975 | +51.9% | 0.3292 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare |
| 1963 | +46.2% | 0.0933 tonnes per hectare | 0.1364 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2619 tonnes per hectare | 0.0933 tonnes per hectare | 0.3289 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4147 tonnes per hectare | 0.3292 tonnes per hectare | 0.5426 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4255 tonnes per hectare | 0.2317 tonnes per hectare | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2567 tonnes per hectare | 0.2253 tonnes per hectare | 0.3256 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2734 tonnes per hectare | 0.2632 tonnes per hectare | 0.2843 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3027 tonnes per hectare | 0.2875 tonnes per hectare | 0.3125 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.299 tonnes per hectare | 0.2955 tonnes per hectare | 0.3029 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- 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)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bean yields in Somalia?
- Bean yields in Somalia was 0.2999 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest bean yields recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5556 tonnes per hectare in 1982.
- What is the lowest bean yields recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0933 tonnes per hectare in 1962.
- How does Somalia rank for bean yields?
- Somalia ranks 130th out of 133 countries with data for 2024.
- Is bean yields rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Bean yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.