Crop yields in Somalia
Somalia: Crop yields was 0.4006 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Crop yields in Somalia, 1970–2024
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 crop yields in Somalia is 0.4006 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crop yields in Somalia peaked at 0.4006 tonnes per hectare in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0 tonnes per hectare, in 1970.
Somalia ranks 124th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1831 tonnes per hectare | 0 tonnes per hectare | 0.3703 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3707 tonnes per hectare | 0.3667 tonnes per hectare | 0.375 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3762 tonnes per hectare | 0.3654 tonnes per hectare | 0.3871 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3955 tonnes per hectare | 0.3868 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3993 tonnes per hectare | 0.3982 tonnes per hectare | 0.4006 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 121 New Caledonia 0.6732 tonnes per hectare compare
- 122 Honduras 0.5336 tonnes per hectare compare
- 123 Malawi 0.4877 tonnes per hectare compare
- 125 Mozambique 0.3125 tonnes per hectare 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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crop yields in Somalia?
- Crop yields in Somalia was 0.4006 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 crop yields recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4006 tonnes per hectare in 2024.
- What is the lowest crop yields recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 tonnes per hectare in 1970.
- How does Somalia rank for crop yields?
- Somalia ranks 124th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crop yields rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Crop yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.