Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Somalia
Somalia: Lemons and limes — Area harvested was 3,429 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, lemons and limes — area harvested in Somalia stood at 3,429 ha. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 114.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lemons and limes — area harvested in Somalia peaked at 3,429 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 350 ha, in 1961.
That places Somalia 34th out of 126 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lemons and limes — Area harvested in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 350 ha | — |
| 1962 | 350 ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 360 ha | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 360 ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 360 ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 360 ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 360 ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 370 ha | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 370 ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 370 ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 370 ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 380 ha | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 380 ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 380 ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 400 ha | +5.3% |
| 1976 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 400 ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1985 | 500 ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 600 ha | +20.0% |
| 1987 | 1,200 ha | +100.0% |
| 1988 | 1,300 ha | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 1,300 ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,345 ha | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 950 ha | -29.4% |
| 1992 | 400 ha | -57.9% |
| 1993 | 500 ha | +25.0% |
| 1994 | 550 ha | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 800 ha | +45.5% |
| 1996 | 903 ha | +12.9% |
| 1997 | 1,000 ha | +10.7% |
| 1998 | 1,009 ha | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 1,044 ha | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 1,100 ha | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 1,160 ha | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1,220 ha | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 1,250 ha | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 1,300 ha | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 1,241 ha | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 1,250 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 1,232 ha | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1,232 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,232 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1,232 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1,232 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,200 ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 1,200 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1,596 ha | +33.0% |
| 2015 | 1,877 ha | +17.6% |
| 2016 | 2,139 ha | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 3,290 ha | +53.8% |
| 2018 | 2,435 ha | -26.0% |
| 2019 | 2,622 ha | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 2,740 ha | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 2,946 ha | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 3,120 ha | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 3,426 ha | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 3,429 ha | +0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 3,429 ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,395 ha, 2.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 3,429 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,453 ha, 2.4× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Lemons and limes — Area harvested 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +100.0% | 600 ha | 1,200 ha |
| 1992 | -57.9% | 950 ha | 400 ha |
| 2017 | +53.8% | 2,139 ha | 3,290 ha |
| 1995 | +45.5% | 550 ha | 800 ha |
| 2014 | +33.0% | 1,200 ha | 1,596 ha |
| 1991 | -29.4% | 1,345 ha | 950 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 360 ha | 350 ha | 370 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 388 ha | 370 ha | 400 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 700 ha | 400 ha | 1,300 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 850.1 ha | 400 ha | 1,345 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,222 ha | 1,100 ha | 1,300 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,882 ha | 1,200 ha | 3,290 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,132 ha | 2,740 ha | 3,429 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lemons and limes — area harvested in Somalia?
- Lemons and limes — area harvested in Somalia was 3,429 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,429 ha in 2024.
- What is the lowest lemons and limes — area harvested recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 350 ha in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for lemons and limes — area harvested?
- Somalia ranks 34th out of 126 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lemons and limes — area harvested rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.8%. 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, published as part of Lemons and limes — Area harvested. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.