Groundnut yields in Somalia
Somalia: Groundnut yields was 1.08 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.08 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
72nd
of 120 countries
All-time high
1.54 tonnes per hectare
in 1981
All-time low
0.5 tonnes per hectare
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Groundnut 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
The most recent figure for groundnut yields in Somalia is 1.08 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, groundnut yields in Somalia peaked at 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.5 tonnes per hectare, in 1992.
That places Somalia 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Groundnut yields in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1963 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | +8.0% |
| 1964 | 0.875 tonnes per hectare | -2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.84 tonnes per hectare | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.9667 tonnes per hectare | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 0.9375 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.9444 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9 tonnes per hectare | -5.3% |
| 1971 | 0.9486 tonnes per hectare | +5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.8747 tonnes per hectare | -7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9231 tonnes per hectare | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.8889 tonnes per hectare | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 0.7879 tonnes per hectare | -11.4% |
| 1976 | 0.8438 tonnes per hectare | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 1.12 tonnes per hectare | +32.7% |
| 1978 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | +31.6% |
| 1979 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -20.8% |
| 1980 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | +28.2% |
| 1982 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | -30.7% |
| 1983 | 1 tonnes per hectare | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9615 tonnes per hectare | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8621 tonnes per hectare | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 0.7381 tonnes per hectare | -14.4% |
| 1988 | 0.8529 tonnes per hectare | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.74 tonnes per hectare | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.7308 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7083 tonnes per hectare | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -29.4% |
| 1993 | 0.6667 tonnes per hectare | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7 tonnes per hectare | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7427 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.7605 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.6857 tonnes per hectare | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +59.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9901 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | +11.7% |
| 2002 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 1.17 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.86 tonnes per hectare | -26.3% |
| 2005 | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1.02 tonnes per hectare | +20.0% |
| 2007 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.07 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | -0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1.08 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.835 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1.08 tonnes per hectare is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8359 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Groundnut 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +59.7% | 0.6857 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9052 tonnes per hectare | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | 0.9667 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9927 tonnes per hectare | 0.7879 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.996 tonnes per hectare | 0.7381 tonnes per hectare | 1.54 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.758 tonnes per hectare | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | 0.85 tonnes per hectare | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 tonnes per hectare | 1.04 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 69 Philippines 1.12 tonnes per hectare compare
- 70 Costa Rica 1.09 tonnes per hectare compare
- 71 Reunion 1.08 tonnes per hectare compare
- 73 Cuba 1.04 tonnes per hectare compare
- 74 Gabon 1.03 tonnes per hectare compare
- 75 Papua New Guinea 1.03 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 groundnut yields in Somalia?
- Groundnut yields in Somalia was 1.08 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 groundnut yields recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 tonnes per hectare in 1981.
- What is the lowest groundnut yields recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 tonnes per hectare in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for groundnut yields?
- Somalia ranks 72nd out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is groundnut yields rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Groundnut yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.