Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Djibouti
Djibouti: Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population was 9 hectares in 2024. ▲ Rising
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Djibouti, 1981–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2024, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Djibouti stood at 9 hectares. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Djibouti peaked at 9 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2 hectares, in 1981.
Djibouti ranks 182nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Djibouti, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2 hectares | — |
| 1982 | 2 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 3 hectares | +50.0% |
| 1985 | 4 hectares | +33.3% |
| 1986 | 6 hectares | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 7 hectares | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 3 hectares | -57.1% |
| 1990 | 6 hectares | +100.0% |
| 1991 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7 hectares | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 6 hectares | -14.3% |
| 2003 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 hectares | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 7 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 hectares | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 8 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 hectares | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 8 hectares | -11.1% |
| 2017 | 8 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 hectares | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 9 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.89 hectares | 2 hectares | 7 hectares | 9 |
| 1990s | 6 hectares | 6 hectares | 6 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3 hectares | 6 hectares | 7 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1 hectares | 8 hectares | 9 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.4 hectares | 8 hectares | 9 hectares | 5 |
Countries ranked near Djibouti
- 179 Guadeloupe 50 hectares
- 180 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 32 hectares compare
- 181 Antigua and Barbuda 26 hectares compare
- 183 Barbados 0 hectares compare
- 183 Hong Kong, China 0 hectares compare
- 183 Malta 0 hectares compare
- 183 Saint Lucia 0 hectares
More agriculture & rural data for Djibouti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.7373 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 88.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2702 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Djibouti?
- Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population in Djibouti was 9 hectares 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 change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Djibouti?
- The highest recorded value was 9 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest change in cereal production, yield, land use and population recorded in Djibouti?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 hectares in 1981.
- How does Djibouti rank for change in cereal production, yield, land use and population?
- Djibouti ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is change in cereal production, yield, land use and population rising or falling in Djibouti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Djibouti 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 Change in cereal production, yield, land use and population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Cereals include wheat, rice, maize, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, buckwheat, and mixed grains.