What is land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Somalia?

Land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Somalia was 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 0.0033 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 1961.

What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023.

How does Somalia rank for land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp?

Somalia ranks 9th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Somalia data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Somalia

Name: Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Somalia
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Somalia: Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP was 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 6.9%

World rank

9th

of 211 countries

All-time high

0.0033 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 1961

All-time low

0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP

in 2023

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Somalia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP for land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 53.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Somalia peaked at 0.0033 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP, in 2023.

Somalia ranks 9th of 211 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP in Somalia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km per US$ of GDP	Change
1961	0.0033 sq. km per US$ of GDP	—
1962	0.0031 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1963	0.0029 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1964	0.0027 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1965	0.0026 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1966	0.0024 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1967	0.0023 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
1968	0.0022 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1969	0.002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
1970	0.0018 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-12.0%
1971	0.0018 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1972	0.0014 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-22.5%
1973	0.0013 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
1974	0.0011 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1975	0.0008 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-24.4%
1976	0.0007 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1977	0.0013 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+74.8%
1978	0.0011 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
1979	0.0011 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1980	0.001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1981	0.0009 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1982	0.0008 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-9.7%
1983	0.0009 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
1984	0.0008 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1985	0.0007 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
1986	0.0007 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1987	0.0006 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1988	0.0006 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
1989	0.0005 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1990	0.0006 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
1991	0.0009 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+43.6%
1992	0.0009 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1993	0.0005 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-43.7%
1994	0.0004 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-14.9%
1995	0.0004 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1996	0.0004 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-14.4%
1997	0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
1998	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-26.0%
1999	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2000	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-10.8%
2001	0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+51.5%
2002	0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+2.7%
2003	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-22.7%
2004	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-26.5%
2005	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-17.6%
2006	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2007	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2008	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2009	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+100.6%
2010	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
2011	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
2012	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-33.4%
2013	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
2014	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2015	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2016	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2017	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
2018	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2019	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2020	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2021	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2022	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2023	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	-6.9%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP 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
2009	+100.6%	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP
1977	+74.8%	0.0007 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0013 sq. km per US$ of GDP
2001	+51.5%	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP
1991	+43.6%	0.0006 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0009 sq. km per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0026 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0033 sq. km per US$ of GDP	9
1970s	0.0012 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0007 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0018 sq. km per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0008 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0005 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0005 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0009 sq. km per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0003 sq. km per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0002 sq. km per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP	4

Countries ranked near Somalia

6 Chad 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
7 Namibia 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
8 Eritrea 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
10 Mali 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
11 Sudan 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare
12 Suriname 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP compare

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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)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Somalia?: Land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp in Somalia was 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0033 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 1961.
What is the lowest land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 sq. km per US$ of GDP in 2023.
How does Somalia rank for land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp?: Somalia ranks 9th out of 211 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area (sq. km), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is down 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Land area (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Land area (sq. km) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km), per unit of GDP
Unit: sq. km per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 259 places, 13,797 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

Land area (sq. km) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.