Change of cereal yield vs land used in Somalia
Somalia: Change of cereal yield vs land used was 0.3621 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3621
Change on year
down 24.2%
World rank
184th
of 186 countries
All-time high
1.19
in 2012
All-time low
0.314
in 2021
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, change of cereal yield vs land used in Somalia stood at 0.3621.
The figure is down 24.2% on the previous year and down 37.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change of cereal yield vs land used in Somalia peaked at 1.19 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.314, in 2021.
That places Somalia 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Change of cereal yield vs land used in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4894 | — |
| 1962 | 0.4854 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.4673 | -3.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4638 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4635 | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4681 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.4673 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.4718 | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4759 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.491 | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.4988 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.4942 | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4787 | -3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4685 | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4731 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.4088 | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4287 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.447 | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4226 | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.4626 | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 0.5306 | +14.7% |
| 1982 | 0.5326 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6436 | +20.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6438 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7469 | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9202 | +23.2% |
| 1987 | 0.6937 | -24.6% |
| 1988 | 0.6991 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7921 | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 0.6276 | -20.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5609 | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5047 | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 0.4525 | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4104 | -9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4946 | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5045 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4811 | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4196 | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 0.5817 | +38.6% |
| 2000 | 0.733 | +26.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8127 | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.7698 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.688 | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 0.5811 | -15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6509 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4937 | -24.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6058 | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5575 | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4164 | -25.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5752 | +38.1% |
| 2011 | 0.4572 | -20.5% |
| 2012 | 1.19 | +160.3% |
| 2013 | 0.964 | -19.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5829 | -39.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5938 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5073 | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5066 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7102 | +40.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5233 | -26.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5037 | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.314 | -37.7% |
| 2022 | 0.396 | +26.1% |
| 2023 | 0.478 | +20.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3621 | -24.2% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.3621 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.16, 31% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.3621 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.34, 27% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change of cereal yield vs land used 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 | 1.19 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4725 | 0.4635 | 0.4894 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4611 | 0.4088 | 0.4988 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6665 | 0.4626 | 0.9202 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5038 | 0.4104 | 0.6276 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6309 | 0.4164 | 0.8127 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6611 | 0.4572 | 1.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4108 | 0.314 | 0.5037 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0707 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0576 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.25 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change of cereal yield vs land used in Somalia?
- Change of cereal yield vs land used in Somalia was 0.3621 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 in 2012.
- What is the lowest change of cereal yield vs land used recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.314 in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for change of cereal yield vs land used?
- Somalia ranks 184th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change of cereal yield vs land used rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change of cereal yield vs land used. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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