Beans, dry — Area harvested in Somalia
Somalia: Beans, dry — Area harvested was 91,330 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, beans, dry — area harvested in Somalia stood at 91,330 ha.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beans, dry — area harvested in Somalia peaked at 92,418 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,500 ha, in 1962.
That places Somalia 35th out of 129 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Beans, dry — Area harvested in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 ha | -58.3% |
| 1963 | 2,200 ha | +46.7% |
| 1964 | 3,000 ha | +36.4% |
| 1965 | 6,500 ha | +116.7% |
| 1966 | 7,300 ha | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 7,600 ha | +4.1% |
| 1968 | 7,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10,000 ha | +31.6% |
| 1970 | 23,600 ha | +136.0% |
| 1971 | 21,200 ha | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 28,500 ha | +34.4% |
| 1973 | 17,900 ha | -37.2% |
| 1974 | 16,100 ha | -10.1% |
| 1975 | 18,800 ha | +16.8% |
| 1976 | 19,700 ha | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 18,800 ha | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 21,800 ha | +16.0% |
| 1979 | 16,600 ha | -23.9% |
| 1980 | 18,500 ha | +11.4% |
| 1981 | 25,900 ha | +40.0% |
| 1982 | 27,000 ha | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 27,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 38,100 ha | +41.1% |
| 1985 | 46,800 ha | +22.8% |
| 1986 | 28,900 ha | -38.2% |
| 1987 | 48,300 ha | +67.1% |
| 1988 | 39,700 ha | -17.8% |
| 1989 | 42,000 ha | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 43,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 47,650 ha | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 38,000 ha | -20.3% |
| 1993 | 45,000 ha | +18.4% |
| 1994 | 53,700 ha | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 55,000 ha | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 56,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 57,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 55,000 ha | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 56,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 57,000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 62,000 ha | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 63,589 ha | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 65,000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 67,000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 67,738 ha | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 65,000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 69,826 ha | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 74,323 ha | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 77,579 ha | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 80,592 ha | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 83,401 ha | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 90,000 ha | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 80,000 ha | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 84,692 ha | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 89,159 ha | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 84,617 ha | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 89,054 ha | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 87,610 ha | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 90,469 ha | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 92,418 ha | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 90,165 ha | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 92,224 ha | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 91,602 ha | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 91,330 ha | -0.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 91,330 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 130,914 ha, 70% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 91,330 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 91,234 ha, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beans, dry — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +136.0% | 10,000 ha | 23,600 ha |
| 1965 | +116.7% | 3,000 ha | 6,500 ha |
| 1987 | +67.1% | 28,900 ha | 48,300 ha |
| 1962 | -58.3% | 3,600 ha | 1,500 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,478 ha | 1,500 ha | 10,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 20,300 ha | 16,100 ha | 28,500 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,220 ha | 18,500 ha | 48,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 50,635 ha | 38,000 ha | 57,000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 66,906 ha | 57,000 ha | 77,579 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,959 ha | 80,000 ha | 90,469 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,548 ha | 90,165 ha | 92,418 ha | 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 beans, dry — area harvested in Somalia?
- Beans, dry — area harvested in Somalia was 91,330 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 92,418 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest beans, dry — area harvested recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,500 ha in 1962.
- How does Somalia rank for beans, dry — area harvested?
- Somalia ranks 35th out of 129 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beans, dry — area harvested rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Beans, dry — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.