Cereal seed quantity in Somalia
Somalia: Cereal seed quantity was 14,066 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011. ▲ Rising
Cereal seed quantity in Somalia, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in FAO, metric tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereal seed quantity in Somalia is 14,066 FAO, metric tonnes, measured in 2011.
That represents a change of up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal seed quantity in Somalia peaked at 23,600 FAO, metric tonnes in 1993 and was at its lowest, 8,360 FAO, metric tonnes, in 1992.
Somalia ranks 33rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Cereal seed quantity in Somalia, year by year
| Year | FAO, metric tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11,650 FAO, metric tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 11,730 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 11,490 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 11,410 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 11,260 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 12,080 FAO, metric tonnes | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 11,650 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 11,750 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 10,870 FAO, metric tonnes | -7.5% |
| 1970 | 10,008 FAO, metric tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 14,454 FAO, metric tonnes | +44.4% |
| 1972 | 8,814 FAO, metric tonnes | -39.0% |
| 1973 | 9,056 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 11,588 FAO, metric tonnes | +28.0% |
| 1975 | 13,794 FAO, metric tonnes | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 14,316 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 13,927 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.7% |
| 1978 | 14,305 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 13,158 FAO, metric tonnes | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 16,986 FAO, metric tonnes | +29.1% |
| 1981 | 17,830 FAO, metric tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 13,636 FAO, metric tonnes | -23.5% |
| 1983 | 17,886 FAO, metric tonnes | +31.2% |
| 1984 | 16,465 FAO, metric tonnes | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 15,597 FAO, metric tonnes | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 18,693 FAO, metric tonnes | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 20,538 FAO, metric tonnes | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 19,774 FAO, metric tonnes | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 17,850 FAO, metric tonnes | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 10,464 FAO, metric tonnes | -41.4% |
| 1991 | 9,335 FAO, metric tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 8,360 FAO, metric tonnes | -10.4% |
| 1993 | 23,600 FAO, metric tonnes | +182.3% |
| 1994 | 13,531 FAO, metric tonnes | -42.7% |
| 1995 | 13,764 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 14,863 FAO, metric tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 12,170 FAO, metric tonnes | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 12,768 FAO, metric tonnes | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 12,745 FAO, metric tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 12,770 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 13,788 FAO, metric tonnes | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 13,983 FAO, metric tonnes | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 18,026 FAO, metric tonnes | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 18,570 FAO, metric tonnes | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 16,052 FAO, metric tonnes | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 11,490 FAO, metric tonnes | -28.4% |
| 2007 | 14,139 FAO, metric tonnes | +23.1% |
| 2008 | 13,828 FAO, metric tonnes | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 13,693 FAO, metric tonnes | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 14,066 FAO, metric tonnes | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 14,066 FAO, metric tonnes | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,543 FAO, metric tonnes | 10,870 FAO, metric tonnes | 12,080 FAO, metric tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,342 FAO, metric tonnes | 8,814 FAO, metric tonnes | 14,454 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 17,526 FAO, metric tonnes | 13,636 FAO, metric tonnes | 20,538 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,160 FAO, metric tonnes | 8,360 FAO, metric tonnes | 23,600 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 14,634 FAO, metric tonnes | 11,490 FAO, metric tonnes | 18,570 FAO, metric tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,066 FAO, metric tonnes | 14,066 FAO, metric tonnes | 14,066 FAO, metric tonnes | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- 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 growth 2.2% (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 55.79 (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 55.79 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cereal seed quantity in Somalia?
- Cereal seed quantity in Somalia was 14,066 FAO, metric tonnes in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest cereal seed quantity recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,600 FAO, metric tonnes in 1993.
- What is the lowest cereal seed quantity recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,360 FAO, metric tonnes in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for cereal seed quantity?
- Somalia ranks 33rd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is cereal seed quantity rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Cereal seed quantity (FAO, metric tonnes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data include the amounts of the commodity in question set aside for sowing or planting (or generally for reproduction purposes, e.g. sugar cane planted, potatoes for seed, eggs for hatching and fish for bait, whether domestically produced or imported) during the reference period. Account is taken of double or successive sowing or planting whenever it occurs. The data of seed include also, when it is the case, the quantities necessary for sowing or planting the area relating to crops harvested green for fodder or for food.(e.g. green peas, green beans, maize for forage) Data for seed element are stored in tonnes (t). Whenever official data were not available, seed figures have been estimated either as a percentage of supply (e.g. eggs for hatching) or by multiplying a seed rate with the area under the crop of the subsequent year.