Cereal production in Somalia
Somalia: Cereal production was 128,063 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereal production 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.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 128,063 tonnes for cereal production in 2024.
That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal production in Somalia peaked at 653,760 tonnes in 1989 and was at its lowest, 111,060 tonnes, in 2021.
That places Somalia 139th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 243,889 tonnes | 235,000 tonnes | 255,000 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 242,540 tonnes | 185,100 tonnes | 319,100 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 480,680 tonnes | 266,100 tonnes | 653,760 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 275,126 tonnes | 164,925 tonnes | 405,209 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 330,582 tonnes | 196,970 tonnes | 441,850 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 250,218 tonnes | 118,872 tonnes | 385,345 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 145,277 tonnes | 111,060 tonnes | 178,144 tonnes | 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 production in Somalia?
- Cereal production in Somalia was 128,063 tonnes 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 production recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 653,760 tonnes in 1989.
- What is the lowest cereal production recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 111,060 tonnes in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for cereal production?
- Somalia ranks 139th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereal production rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. 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 Cereal production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.