Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Somalia
Somalia: Cereal yield (kg per hectare) was 503.5 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Cereal yield in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
In 2023, cereal yield in Somalia stood at 503.5 kg per hectare.
That represents a change of up 27.1% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield in Somalia peaked at 1,190 kg per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 314 kg per hectare, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 179th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Cereal yield (kg per hectare) in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 489.4 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 485.4 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 467.3 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 463.8 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 463.5 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 468.1 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 467.3 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 471.8 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 475.9 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 491 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 498.8 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 494.2 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 478.7 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 468.5 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 473.1 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 408.8 kg per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 428.7 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 447 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 422.6 kg per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 462.6 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 530.6 kg per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 532.6 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 643.6 kg per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 643.8 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 746.9 kg per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 920.2 kg per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1987 | 693.7 kg per hectare | -24.6% |
| 1988 | 699.1 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 792.1 kg per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 627.6 kg per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1991 | 560.9 kg per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 504.7 kg per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 452.5 kg per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 410.4 kg per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 494.6 kg per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 504.5 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 481.1 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 419.6 kg per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 581.7 kg per hectare | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 733 kg per hectare | +26.0% |
| 2001 | 812.7 kg per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 769.8 kg per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 688 kg per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 581.1 kg per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 650.9 kg per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 493.7 kg per hectare | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 605.8 kg per hectare | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 557.5 kg per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 416.4 kg per hectare | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 575.2 kg per hectare | +38.1% |
| 2011 | 457.2 kg per hectare | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 1,190 kg per hectare | +160.3% |
| 2013 | 964 kg per hectare | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 582.9 kg per hectare | -39.5% |
| 2015 | 593.8 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 507.3 kg per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 506.6 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 710.2 kg per hectare | +40.2% |
| 2019 | 523.3 kg per hectare | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 503.5 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 314 kg per hectare | -37.6% |
| 2022 | 396 kg per hectare | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 503.5 kg per hectare | +27.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 503.5 kg per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,163 kg per hectare, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 503.5 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,342 kg per hectare, 38% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield (kg per hectare) 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 | +160.3% | 457.2 kg per hectare | 1,190 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 472.5 kg per hectare | 463.5 kg per hectare | 489.4 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 461.14 kg per hectare | 408.8 kg per hectare | 498.8 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 666.52 kg per hectare | 462.6 kg per hectare | 920.2 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 503.76 kg per hectare | 410.4 kg per hectare | 627.6 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 630.89 kg per hectare | 416.4 kg per hectare | 812.7 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 661.05 kg per hectare | 457.2 kg per hectare | 1,190 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 429.25 kg per hectare | 314 kg per hectare | 503.5 kg per hectare | 4 |
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 yield in Somalia?
- Cereal yield in Somalia was 503.5 kg per hectare in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest cereal yield recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,190 kg per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yield recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 314 kg per hectare in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for cereal yield?
- Somalia ranks 179th out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Cereal yield (kg per hectare). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereal yield, measured as kilograms per hectare of harvested land, includes wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains. 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 and those used for grazing are excluded. The FAO allocates production data to the calendar year in which the bulk of the harvest took place. Most of a crop harvested near the end of a year will be used in the following year.