Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Somalia
Somalia: Cassava, fresh — Area harvested was 10,329 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cassava, fresh — area harvested in Somalia is 10,329 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cassava, fresh — area harvested in Somalia peaked at 10,349 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,600 ha, in 1961.
That places Somalia 48th out of 93 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.
Cassava, fresh — Area harvested in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,600 ha | — |
| 1962 | 1,600 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,700 ha | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 1,800 ha | +5.9% |
| 1965 | 2,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 2,300 ha | +15.0% |
| 1969 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 2,400 ha | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 2,400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 2,500 ha | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 2,900 ha | +16.0% |
| 1976 | 3,000 ha | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,100 ha | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 3,200 ha | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 3,400 ha | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 3,500 ha | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 3,600 ha | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 3,700 ha | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 3,700 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3,800 ha | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 4,000 ha | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 4,100 ha | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 4,300 ha | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 4,400 ha | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4,300 ha | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 3,900 ha | -9.3% |
| 1993 | 4,000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 3,500 ha | -12.5% |
| 1995 | 4,500 ha | +28.6% |
| 1996 | 5,000 ha | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 5,500 ha | +10.0% |
| 1998 | 6,000 ha | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 6,500 ha | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 7,000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2001 | 8,500 ha | +21.4% |
| 2002 | 8,526 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 8,700 ha | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 8,906 ha | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 8,711 ha | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 8,500 ha | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 8,600 ha | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 8,736 ha | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 8,926 ha | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 9,083 ha | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 9,237 ha | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 9,300 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 9,500 ha | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 9,553 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 9,649 ha | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 9,805 ha | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 9,934 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 10,042 ha | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 10,130 ha | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 10,206 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 10,339 ha | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 10,349 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 10,298 ha | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 10,329 ha | +0.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 10,329 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 93,511 ha, 11% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 10,329 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 95,885 ha, 11% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cassava, fresh — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +28.6% | 3,500 ha | 4,500 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,922 ha | 1,600 ha | 2,300 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,700 ha | 2,300 ha | 3,100 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,730 ha | 3,200 ha | 4,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,760 ha | 3,500 ha | 6,500 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,510 ha | 7,000 ha | 8,926 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,623 ha | 9,083 ha | 10,130 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,304 ha | 10,206 ha | 10,349 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 cassava, fresh — area harvested in Somalia?
- Cassava, fresh — area harvested in Somalia was 10,329 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,349 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest cassava, fresh — area harvested recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,600 ha in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for cassava, fresh — area harvested?
- Somalia ranks 48th out of 93 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cassava, fresh — area harvested rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Cassava, fresh — 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.