Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Somalia
Somalia: Cereals, primary — Area harvested was 353,654 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cereals, primary — area harvested in Somalia is 353,654 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cereals, primary — area harvested in Somalia peaked at 987,400 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 259,997 ha, in 2011.
Somalia ranks 102nd of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Cereals, primary — Area harvested in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 521,000 ha | — |
| 1962 | 515,000 ha | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 520,000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 511,000 ha | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 507,000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 502,000 ha | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 535,000 ha | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 515,000 ha | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 519,000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 480,250 ha | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 445,100 ha | -7.3% |
| 1972 | 645,670 ha | +45.1% |
| 1973 | 387,050 ha | -40.1% |
| 1974 | 395,070 ha | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 511,100 ha | +29.4% |
| 1976 | 614,300 ha | +20.2% |
| 1977 | 616,800 ha | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 582,100 ha | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 616,600 ha | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 575,200 ha | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 723,200 ha | +25.7% |
| 1982 | 758,500 ha | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 558,700 ha | -26.3% |
| 1984 | 769,600 ha | +37.7% |
| 1985 | 687,500 ha | -10.7% |
| 1986 | 636,900 ha | -7.4% |
| 1987 | 783,000 ha | +22.9% |
| 1988 | 860,200 ha | +9.9% |
| 1989 | 825,300 ha | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 549,150 ha | -33.5% |
| 1991 | 455,800 ha | -17.0% |
| 1992 | 413,840 ha | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 364,500 ha | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 987,400 ha | +170.9% |
| 1995 | 576,080 ha | -41.7% |
| 1996 | 559,040 ha | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 634,648 ha | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 479,290 ha | -24.5% |
| 1999 | 513,271 ha | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 535,373 ha | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 527,960 ha | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 573,983 ha | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 585,518 ha | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 630,641 ha | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 546,473 ha | -13.3% |
| 2006 | 527,219 ha | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 325,163 ha | -38.3% |
| 2008 | 413,598 ha | +27.2% |
| 2009 | 551,531 ha | +33.3% |
| 2010 | 618,634 ha | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 259,997 ha | -58.0% |
| 2012 | 323,821 ha | +24.5% |
| 2013 | 397,538 ha | +22.8% |
| 2014 | 440,262 ha | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 447,104 ha | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 280,701 ha | -37.2% |
| 2017 | 344,488 ha | +22.7% |
| 2018 | 330,644 ha | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 353,646 ha | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 353,673 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 353,658 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 353,647 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 353,651 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 353,654 ha | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 353,654 ha is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.51 million ha, 23% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 353,654 ha is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million ha, 28% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cereals, primary — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +170.9% | 364,500 ha | 987,400 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 516,111 ha | 502,000 ha | 535,000 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 529,404 ha | 387,050 ha | 645,670 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 717,810 ha | 558,700 ha | 860,200 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 553,302 ha | 364,500 ha | 987,400 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 521,746 ha | 325,163 ha | 630,641 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 379,684 ha | 259,997 ha | 618,634 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 353,657 ha | 353,647 ha | 353,673 ha | 5 |
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, primary — area harvested in Somalia?
- Cereals, primary — area harvested in Somalia was 353,654 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 987,400 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest cereals, primary — area harvested recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 259,997 ha in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for cereals, primary — area harvested?
- Somalia ranks 102nd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cereals, primary — area harvested rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Cereals, primary — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and 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 or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.