Cotton yields in Somalia
Somalia: Cotton yields was 0.3995 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.3995 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
93rd
of 101 countries
All-time high
0.505 tonnes per hectare
in 1988
All-time low
0.24 tonnes per hectare
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Cotton yields in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.3995 tonnes per hectare for cotton yields in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cotton yields in Somalia peaked at 0.505 tonnes per hectare in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.24 tonnes per hectare, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 93rd of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cotton yields in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.24 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.2727 tonnes per hectare | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 0.258 tonnes per hectare | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.329 tonnes per hectare | +27.5% |
| 1965 | 0.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.33 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.325 tonnes per hectare | +8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.3053 tonnes per hectare | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3181 tonnes per hectare | +4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3036 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1974 | 0.303 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 0.2525 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.2652 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2778 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 0.2778 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3408 tonnes per hectare | +22.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3408 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2525 tonnes per hectare | -25.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare | +65.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3408 tonnes per hectare | -18.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3408 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3408 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3408 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4054 tonnes per hectare | +19.0% |
| 1988 | 0.505 tonnes per hectare | +24.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3788 tonnes per hectare | -25.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3788 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.3788 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 0.404 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4133 tonnes per hectare | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | +16.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.404 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.42 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.42 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3963 tonnes per hectare | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4018 tonnes per hectare | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.4025 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4031 tonnes per hectare | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.403 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4029 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4028 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4025 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4024 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3995 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.3995 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.03 tonnes per hectare, 39% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.3995 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8911 tonnes per hectare, 45% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cotton yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +65.0% | 0.2525 tonnes per hectare | 0.4167 tonnes per hectare |
| 1964 | +27.5% | 0.258 tonnes per hectare | 0.329 tonnes per hectare |
| 1981 | -25.9% | 0.3408 tonnes per hectare | 0.2525 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2989 tonnes per hectare | 0.24 tonnes per hectare | 0.33 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2969 tonnes per hectare | 0.2525 tonnes per hectare | 0.3408 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3662 tonnes per hectare | 0.2525 tonnes per hectare | 0.505 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4005 tonnes per hectare | 0.3636 tonnes per hectare | 0.4667 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4044 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 0.42 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4019 tonnes per hectare | 0.3889 tonnes per hectare | 0.4118 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.402 tonnes per hectare | 0.3995 tonnes per hectare | 0.4029 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 90 Central African Republic 0.4349 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4221 tonnes per hectare compare
- 92 Burundi 0.4103 tonnes per hectare compare
- 94 Nigeria 0.3787 tonnes per hectare compare
- 95 Kenya 0.3785 tonnes per hectare compare
- 96 Gambia 0.3525 tonnes per hectare compare
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 cotton yields in Somalia?
- Cotton yields in Somalia was 0.3995 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cotton yields recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.505 tonnes per hectare in 1988.
- What is the lowest cotton yields recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 tonnes per hectare in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for cotton yields?
- Somalia ranks 93rd out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cotton yields rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cotton yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.