Cotton yields in Somalia
Somalia: Cotton yields was 0.3995 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 92nd of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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
- 89 Central African Republic 0.4349 tonnes per hectare compare
- 90 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.4221 tonnes per hectare compare
- 91 Burundi 0.4103 tonnes per hectare compare
- 93 Nigeria 0.3787 tonnes per hectare compare
- 94 Kenya 0.3785 tonnes per hectare compare
- 95 Gambia 0.3525 tonnes per hectare compare
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
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 92nd out of 100 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.