Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Somalia
Somalia: Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use was 0.3621 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use 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, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Somalia stood at 0.3621 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Somalia peaked at 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.314 tonnes per hectare, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 183rd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4725 tonnes per hectare | 0.4635 tonnes per hectare | 0.4894 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4611 tonnes per hectare | 0.4088 tonnes per hectare | 0.4988 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6665 tonnes per hectare | 0.4626 tonnes per hectare | 0.9202 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5038 tonnes per hectare | 0.4104 tonnes per hectare | 0.6276 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6309 tonnes per hectare | 0.4164 tonnes per hectare | 0.8127 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6611 tonnes per hectare | 0.4572 tonnes per hectare | 1.19 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4108 tonnes per hectare | 0.314 tonnes per hectare | 0.5037 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Somalia?
- Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use in Somalia was 0.3621 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 cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. fertilizer use recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 tonnes per hectare in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for cereal yield vs. fertilizer use?
- Somalia ranks 183rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal yield vs. fertilizer use rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. 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 (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. fertilizer use. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in tonnes per hectare.