Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita was 0.0576 hectares per person in 2025. ▼ Falling
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Somalia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0576 hectares per person for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.3146 hectares per person in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0.0576 hectares per person, in 2025.
Somalia ranks 152nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3146 hectares per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.3066 hectares per person | -2.6% |
| 1962 | 0.3003 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2942 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2881 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2822 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2764 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2707 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.265 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.2595 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2541 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.2488 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2437 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.2385 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2336 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.229 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2245 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2197 hectares per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.2056 hectares per person | -6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1826 hectares per person | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1685 hectares per person | -7.7% |
| 1981 | 0.168 hectares per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1682 hectares per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1638 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1587 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1531 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1477 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1432 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1436 hectares per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1462 hectares per person | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1471 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1529 hectares per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1606 hectares per person | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1563 hectares per person | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1494 hectares per person | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 0.145 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1404 hectares per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1362 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.1308 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1256 hectares per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1207 hectares per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1164 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1141 hectares per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1119 hectares per person | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1125 hectares per person | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1058 hectares per person | -6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.098 hectares per person | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0906 hectares per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0965 hectares per person | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0941 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0918 hectares per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0831 hectares per person | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0823 hectares per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0875 hectares per person | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0844 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0816 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0785 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0755 hectares per person | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0729 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0703 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0677 hectares per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0654 hectares per person | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0634 hectares per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0616 hectares per person | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0595 hectares per person | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0576 hectares per person | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2858 hectares per person | 0.2595 hectares per person | 0.3146 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.228 hectares per person | 0.1826 hectares per person | 0.2541 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1561 hectares per person | 0.1432 hectares per person | 0.1685 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1444 hectares per person | 0.1256 hectares per person | 0.1606 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1061 hectares per person | 0.0906 hectares per person | 0.1207 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0808 hectares per person | 0.0703 hectares per person | 0.0918 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0625 hectares per person | 0.0576 hectares per person | 0.0677 hectares per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 149 American Samoa 0.0648 hectares per person compare
- 150 Nepal 0.0626 hectares per person compare
- 151 Grenada 0.0597 hectares per person compare
- 153 Netherlands 0.0567 hectares per person compare
- 154 Saint Lucia 0.0531 hectares per person compare
- 155 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0531 hectares per person compare
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)
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Somalia?
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita in Somalia was 0.0576 hectares per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3146 hectares per person in 1960.
- What is the lowest cropland extent over the long-term, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0576 hectares per person in 2025.
- How does Somalia rank for cropland extent over the long-term, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 152nd out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland extent over the long-term, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. 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 Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Cropland extent over the long-term ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Cropland extent over the long-term HYDE (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Cropland extent over the long-term divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.