Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Somalia
Somalia: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? was 1.77 million tonnes in 2022. ▲ Rising
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Somalia is 1.77 million tonnes, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 161.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Somalia peaked at 1.77 million tonnes in 2022 and was at its lowest, 471,000 tonnes, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 73rd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 471,000 tonnes | — |
| 2011 | 699,000 tonnes | +48.4% |
| 2012 | 678,000 tonnes | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 657,000 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 749,000 tonnes | +14.0% |
| 2015 | 817,000 tonnes | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 million tonnes | +34.0% |
| 2017 | 1.41 million tonnes | +28.3% |
| 2018 | 1.25 million tonnes | -11.1% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million tonnes | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 1.67 million tonnes | +18.2% |
| 2021 | 1.68 million tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.77 million tonnes | +5.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1.77 million tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.25 million tonnes, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1.77 million tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.01 million tonnes, 1.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 923,200 tonnes | 471,000 tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 million tonnes | 1.67 million tonnes | 1.77 million tonnes | 3 |
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 cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Somalia?
- Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? in Somalia was 1.77 million tonnes in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million tonnes in 2022.
- What is the lowest cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 471,000 tonnes in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Somalia ranks 73rd out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.5%. 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 (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.