What is land area in Somalia?

Land area in Somalia was 627,340 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 627,340 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 627,340 sq. km in 1961.

How does Somalia rank for land area?

Somalia ranks 42nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Somalia data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Somalia

Name: Land area in Somalia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Somalia: Land area was 627,340 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

627,340 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

42nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

627,340 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

627,340 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Somalia, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Somalia stood at 627,340 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Somalia peaked at 627,340 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 627,340 sq. km, in 1961.

Somalia ranks 42nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Land area in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Land area (sq. km) in Somalia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	sq. km	Change
1961	627,340 sq. km	—
1962	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1963	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1964	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1965	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1966	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1967	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1968	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1969	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1970	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1971	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1972	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1973	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1974	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1975	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1976	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1977	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1978	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1979	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1980	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1981	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1982	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1983	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1984	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1985	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1986	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1987	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1988	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1989	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1990	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1991	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1992	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1993	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1994	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1995	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1996	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1997	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1998	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
1999	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2000	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2001	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2002	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2003	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2004	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2005	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2006	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2007	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2008	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2009	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2010	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2011	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2012	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2013	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2014	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2015	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2016	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2017	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2018	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2019	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2020	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2021	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2022	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%
2023	627,340 sq. km	+0.0%

Somalia compared with similar countries

Somalia's 627,340 sq. km is above the median for low income countries, which is 527,970 sq. km, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Somalia's 627,340 sq. km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 295,800 sq. km, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	9
1970s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	10
1980s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	10
1990s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	10
2000s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	10
2010s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	10
2020s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Somalia

39 Myanmar 652,670 sq. km compare
40 Afghanistan 652,230 sq. km compare
41 South Sudan 631,930 sq. km compare
43 Central African Republic 622,980 sq. km compare
44 Madagascar 581,800 sq. km compare
45 Kenya 580,876 sq. km compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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 in Somalia?: Land area in Somalia was 627,340 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 627,340 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 627,340 sq. km in 1961.
How does Somalia rank for land area?: Somalia ranks 42nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 15,371 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.