Cropland use over the long term in Somalia
Somalia: Cropland use over the long term was 1.13 million in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.13 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
109th
of 202 countries
All-time high
1.16 million
in 2004
All-time low
0
in 1000
Years of data
108
1000–2025
Cropland use over the long term in Somalia, 1000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cropland use over the long term in Somalia is 1.13 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cropland use over the long term in Somalia peaked at 1.16 million in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1000.
That places Somalia 109th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 108 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1500s | 263,647 | 263,647 | 263,647 | 1 |
| 1600s | 278,314 | 278,314 | 278,314 | 1 |
| 1700s | 292,741 | 292,741 | 292,741 | 1 |
| 1710s | 305,911 | 305,911 | 305,911 | 1 |
| 1720s | 319,063 | 319,063 | 319,063 | 1 |
| 1730s | 332,196 | 332,196 | 332,196 | 1 |
| 1740s | 345,311 | 345,311 | 345,311 | 1 |
| 1750s | 358,408 | 358,408 | 358,408 | 1 |
| 1760s | 371,486 | 371,486 | 371,486 | 1 |
| 1770s | 384,546 | 384,546 | 384,546 | 1 |
| 1780s | 397,588 | 397,588 | 397,588 | 1 |
| 1790s | 410,612 | 410,612 | 410,612 | 1 |
| 1800s | 423,616 | 423,616 | 423,616 | 1 |
| 1810s | 436,603 | 436,603 | 436,603 | 1 |
| 1820s | 449,570 | 449,570 | 449,570 | 1 |
| 1830s | 462,520 | 462,520 | 462,520 | 1 |
| 1840s | 475,450 | 475,450 | 475,450 | 1 |
| 1850s | 488,362 | 488,362 | 488,362 | 1 |
| 1860s | 488,025 | 488,025 | 488,025 | 1 |
| 1870s | 487,688 | 487,688 | 487,688 | 1 |
| 1880s | 492,246 | 492,246 | 492,246 | 1 |
| 1890s | 496,845 | 496,845 | 496,845 | 1 |
| 1900s | 511,598 | 511,598 | 511,598 | 1 |
| 1910s | 526,787 | 526,787 | 526,787 | 1 |
| 1920s | 537,043 | 537,043 | 537,043 | 1 |
| 1930s | 592,814 | 592,814 | 592,814 | 1 |
| 1940s | 641,534 | 641,534 | 641,534 | 1 |
| 1950s | 812,513 | 744,005 | 886,558 | 10 |
| 1960s | 923,000 | 905,000 | 945,000 | 10 |
| 1970s | 972,500 | 950,000 | 995,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.02 million | 1.00 million | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.05 million | 1.04 million | 1.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.10 million | 1.03 million | 1.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 million | 1.03 million | 1.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.13 million | 1.13 million | 1.13 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 106 Dominican Republic 1.23 million compare
- 107 Papua New Guinea 1.22 million compare
- 108 Haiti 1.15 million compare
- 110 Eritrea 1.11 million compare
- 111 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.11 million compare
- 112 Tajikistan 1.03 million 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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 55.79 (1990)
- Agriculture share gdp 55.79 (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cropland use over the long term in Somalia?
- Cropland use over the long term in Somalia was 1.13 million in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cropland use over the long term recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 million in 2004.
- What is the lowest cropland use over the long term recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1000.
- How does Somalia rank for cropland use over the long term?
- Somalia ranks 109th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cropland use over the long term rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Cropland use over the long term. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 108 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).