Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.5637 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.5637 ha per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
119th
of 159 countries
All-time high
1.57 ha per square kilometre
in 1994
All-time low
0.4144 ha per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia stood at 0.5637 ha per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 1.57 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.4144 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
Somalia ranks 119th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8305 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8209 ha per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.8289 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.8145 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.8082 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.8002 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.8528 ha per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.8209 ha per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.8273 ha per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.7655 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.7095 ha per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | +45.1% |
| 1973 | 0.617 ha per square kilometre | -40.1% |
| 1974 | 0.6298 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8147 ha per square kilometre | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 0.9792 ha per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9832 ha per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9279 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.9829 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.9169 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 1.15 ha per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1982 | 1.21 ha per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8906 ha per square kilometre | -26.3% |
| 1984 | 1.23 ha per square kilometre | +37.7% |
| 1985 | 1.1 ha per square kilometre | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 1.02 ha per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 1.25 ha per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1988 | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 1.32 ha per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.8754 ha per square kilometre | -33.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7266 ha per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 1992 | 0.6597 ha per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 0.581 ha per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | +170.9% |
| 1995 | 0.9183 ha per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8911 ha per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 0.764 ha per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1999 | 0.8182 ha per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8534 ha per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8416 ha per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9149 ha per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9333 ha per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.8711 ha per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 0.8404 ha per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5183 ha per square kilometre | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6593 ha per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8792 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9861 ha per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 0.4144 ha per square kilometre | -58.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5162 ha per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 0.6337 ha per square kilometre | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7018 ha per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7127 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4474 ha per square kilometre | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5491 ha per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5271 ha per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5637 ha per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5638 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5637 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5637 ha per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5637 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8227 ha per square kilometre | 0.8002 ha per square kilometre | 0.8528 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8439 ha per square kilometre | 0.617 ha per square kilometre | 1.03 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.14 ha per square kilometre | 0.8906 ha per square kilometre | 1.37 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.882 ha per square kilometre | 0.581 ha per square kilometre | 1.57 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8317 ha per square kilometre | 0.5183 ha per square kilometre | 1.01 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6052 ha per square kilometre | 0.4144 ha per square kilometre | 0.9861 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5637 ha per square kilometre | 0.5637 ha per square kilometre | 0.5638 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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- 120 Central African Republic 0.5532 ha per square kilometre compare
- 121 Bhutan 0.53 ha per square kilometre compare
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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, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.5637 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4144 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 119th out of 159 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Cereals, primary — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Cereals, primary — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.