Land area equipped for irrigation in Somalia
Somalia: Land area equipped for irrigation was 200,000 hectares in 2011. ▲ Rising
Land area equipped for irrigation in Somalia, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 200,000 hectares for land area equipped for irrigation in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land area equipped for irrigation in Somalia peaked at 200,000 hectares in 1984 and was at its lowest, 90,000 hectares, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 12th of 52 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Land area equipped for irrigation in Somalia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 90,000 hectares | — |
| 1962 | 90,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 90,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 90,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 90,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 95,000 hectares | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 95,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 95,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 95,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 95,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 95,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 95,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100,000 hectares | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 100,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 125,000 hectares | +25.0% |
| 1978 | 125,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 125,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 125,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 150,000 hectares | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 150,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 150,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 200,000 hectares | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 200,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 92,222 hectares | 90,000 hectares | 95,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 106,000 hectares | 95,000 hectares | 125,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 177,500 hectares | 125,000 hectares | 200,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 200,000 hectares | 200,000 hectares | 200,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 200,000 hectares | 200,000 hectares | 200,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 200,000 hectares | 200,000 hectares | 200,000 hectares | 2 |
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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)
- Agriculture share gdp 55.79 (1990)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 55.79 (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area equipped for irrigation in Somalia?
- Land area equipped for irrigation in Somalia was 200,000 hectares in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 200,000 hectares in 1984.
- What is the lowest land area equipped for irrigation recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for land area equipped for irrigation?
- Somalia ranks 12th out of 52 countries with data for 2011.
- Is land area equipped for irrigation rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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, electronic files and web site, published as part of Land area equipped for irrigation (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Area equipped to provide water (via irrigation) to the crops. It includes areas equipped for full and partial control irrigation, equipped lowland areas, pastures, and areas equipped for spate irrigation. Data are expressed in 1000 hectares.