Cereal production in Somalia
Somalia: Cereal production was 128,063 tonnes in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
128,063 tonnes
Change on year
down 24.2%
World rank
140th
of 186 countries
All-time high
653,760 tonnes
in 1989
All-time low
111,060 tonnes
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 140th out of 186 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.
Cereal production in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 255,000 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 250,000 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 243,000 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 237,000 tonnes | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 235,000 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 235,000 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 250,000 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 243,000 tonnes | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 247,000 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 235,800 tonnes | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 222,000 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 1972 | 319,100 tonnes | +43.7% |
| 1973 | 185,300 tonnes | -41.9% |
| 1974 | 185,100 tonnes | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 241,800 tonnes | +30.6% |
| 1976 | 251,100 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 264,400 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 260,200 tonnes | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 260,600 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 266,100 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 383,700 tonnes | +44.2% |
| 1982 | 404,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 359,600 tonnes | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 495,500 tonnes | +37.8% |
| 1985 | 513,500 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 586,100 tonnes | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 543,170 tonnes | -7.3% |
| 1988 | 601,370 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1989 | 653,760 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 344,652 tonnes | -47.3% |
| 1991 | 255,660 tonnes | -25.8% |
| 1992 | 208,863 tonnes | -18.3% |
| 1993 | 164,925 tonnes | -21.0% |
| 1994 | 405,209 tonnes | +145.7% |
| 1995 | 284,920 tonnes | -29.7% |
| 1996 | 282,030 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 305,334 tonnes | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 201,114 tonnes | -34.1% |
| 1999 | 298,553 tonnes | +48.4% |
| 2000 | 392,408 tonnes | +31.4% |
| 2001 | 429,062 tonnes | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 441,850 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 402,824 tonnes | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 366,470 tonnes | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 355,709 tonnes | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 260,299 tonnes | -26.8% |
| 2007 | 196,970 tonnes | -24.3% |
| 2008 | 230,589 tonnes | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 229,641 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 355,815 tonnes | +54.9% |
| 2011 | 118,872 tonnes | -66.6% |
| 2012 | 385,345 tonnes | +224.2% |
| 2013 | 383,243 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 256,620 tonnes | -33.0% |
| 2015 | 265,481 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 142,414 tonnes | -46.4% |
| 2017 | 174,518 tonnes | +22.5% |
| 2018 | 234,816 tonnes | +34.6% |
| 2019 | 185,056 tonnes | -21.2% |
| 2020 | 178,144 tonnes | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 111,060 tonnes | -37.7% |
| 2022 | 140,056 tonnes | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 169,060 tonnes | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 128,063 tonnes | -24.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 128,063 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.71 million tonnes, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 128,063 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.65 million tonnes, 8% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +224.2% | 118,872 tonnes | 385,345 tonnes |
| 1994 | +145.7% | 164,925 tonnes | 405,209 tonnes |
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 (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 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 140th out of 186 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.