Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita was 0.5035 kg per hectare in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5035 kg per hectare
Change on year
up 27.1%
World rank
179th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.19 kg per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
0.314 kg per hectare
in 2021
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kg per hectare.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.5035 kg per hectare for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.1% on the previous year and down 47.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Somalia peaked at 1.19 kg per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.314 kg per hectare, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 179th of 180 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 vs. GDP per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4894 kg per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.4854 kg per hectare | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4673 kg per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4638 kg per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4635 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4681 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4673 kg per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4718 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4759 kg per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.491 kg per hectare | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4988 kg per hectare | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4942 kg per hectare | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4787 kg per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4685 kg per hectare | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4731 kg per hectare | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4088 kg per hectare | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4287 kg per hectare | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.447 kg per hectare | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4226 kg per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4626 kg per hectare | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5306 kg per hectare | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5326 kg per hectare | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6436 kg per hectare | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6438 kg per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7469 kg per hectare | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9202 kg per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6937 kg per hectare | -24.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6991 kg per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7921 kg per hectare | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6276 kg per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5609 kg per hectare | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5047 kg per hectare | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4525 kg per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4104 kg per hectare | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4946 kg per hectare | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5045 kg per hectare | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4811 kg per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4196 kg per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5817 kg per hectare | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 0.733 kg per hectare | +26.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8127 kg per hectare | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7698 kg per hectare | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.688 kg per hectare | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5811 kg per hectare | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6509 kg per hectare | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4937 kg per hectare | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6058 kg per hectare | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5575 kg per hectare | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4164 kg per hectare | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5752 kg per hectare | +38.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4572 kg per hectare | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 1.19 kg per hectare | +160.3% |
| 2013 | 0.964 kg per hectare | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5829 kg per hectare | -39.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5938 kg per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5073 kg per hectare | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5066 kg per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7102 kg per hectare | +40.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5233 kg per hectare | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5035 kg per hectare | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.314 kg per hectare | -37.6% |
| 2022 | 0.396 kg per hectare | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5035 kg per hectare | +27.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.5035 kg per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16 kg per hectare, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.5035 kg per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.35 kg per hectare, 37% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita 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% | 0.4572 kg per hectare | 1.19 kg per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4725 kg per hectare | 0.4635 kg per hectare | 0.4894 kg per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4611 kg per hectare | 0.4088 kg per hectare | 0.4988 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6665 kg per hectare | 0.4626 kg per hectare | 0.9202 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5038 kg per hectare | 0.4104 kg per hectare | 0.6276 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6309 kg per hectare | 0.4164 kg per hectare | 0.8127 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6611 kg per hectare | 0.4572 kg per hectare | 1.19 kg per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4292 kg per hectare | 0.314 kg per hectare | 0.5035 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 vs. gdp per capita in Somalia?
- Cereal yield vs. gdp per capita in Somalia was 0.5035 kg per hectare in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 kg per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest cereal yield vs. gdp per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 kg per hectare in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for cereal yield vs. gdp per capita?
- Somalia ranks 179th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereal yield vs. gdp per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereal yield vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average cereal yield, measured in tonnes per hectare versus gross domestic product (GDP) per capita. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.