Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.001 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Somalia is 0.001 ha per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0054 ha per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.001 ha per person, in 1974.
That places Somalia 50th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0051 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0054 ha per person | +7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0032 ha per person | -41.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.003 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0029 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0034 ha per person | +16.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0033 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0039 ha per person | +21.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0023 ha per person | -41.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 ha per person | -45.9% |
| 1974 | 0.001 ha per person | -22.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0028 ha per person | +192.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0027 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 ha per person | -6.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 ha per person | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.002 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 1981 | 0.002 ha per person | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.002 ha per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0018 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 ha per person | +26.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 ha per person | -23.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 ha per person | -32.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 ha per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0017 ha per person | +44.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 ha per person | +32.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0021 ha per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.002 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0019 ha per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 ha per person | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0016 ha per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0016 ha per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0015 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0015 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 ha per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 ha per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0014 ha per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0013 ha per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0013 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 ha per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0012 ha per person | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0012 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0011 ha per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.001 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.001 ha per person | -2.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.001 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.002 ha per person, 50% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.001 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0011 ha per person, 89% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +192.6% | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0028 ha per person |
| 1992 | +44.2% | 0.0012 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person |
| 1973 | -45.9% | 0.0023 ha per person | 0.0012 ha per person |
| 1972 | -41.5% | 0.0039 ha per person | 0.0023 ha per person |
| 1963 | -41.0% | 0.0054 ha per person | 0.0032 ha per person |
| 1993 | +32.6% | 0.0017 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0054 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0025 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0039 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0018 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0022 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 0.0017 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0013 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 0.0014 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 ha per person | 0.001 ha per person | 0.0011 ha per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Somalia?
- Fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Somalia was 0.001 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0054 ha per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 ha per person in 1974.
- How does Somalia rank for fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 50th out of 117 countries with data for 2024.
- Is fibre crops, fibre equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. 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 Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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
Fibre Crops, Fibre Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.