Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Somalia
Somalia: Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land was 0.0379 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
0.0379
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
139th
of 175 countries
All-time high
0.0466
in 1983
All-time low
0.0223
in 1961
Years of data
59
1961–2019
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Somalia, 1961–2019
Source: USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0379 for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Somalia peaked at 0.0466 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0223, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 139th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0223 | — |
| 1962 | 0.0224 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0224 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0233 | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0232 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0236 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0237 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0247 | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0253 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0263 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0289 | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 0.027 | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0357 | +32.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0388 | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0369 | -4.9% |
| 1976 | 0.036 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0372 | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0393 | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0404 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0433 | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0402 | -7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.041 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0466 | +13.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0419 | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.042 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0433 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0371 | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0347 | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0348 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0357 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0419 | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0427 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0407 | -4.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0267 | -34.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0315 | +18.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0306 | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0269 | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 0.026 | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0254 | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0251 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.025 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0253 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.028 | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.03 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0334 | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.034 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0387 | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0364 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0333 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0319 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0403 | +26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0384 | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0367 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0348 | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0345 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0386 | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0369 | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0372 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0379 | +1.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0379 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0097, 3.9× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0379 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0218, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0234 | 0.0223 | 0.0253 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0347 | 0.0263 | 0.0404 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0405 | 0.0347 | 0.0466 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0328 | 0.0254 | 0.0427 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0309 | 0.025 | 0.0387 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0367 | 0.0319 | 0.0403 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 136 Uganda 0.048 compare
- 137 Kazakhstan 0.0457 compare
- 138 Saudi Arabia 0.0428 compare
- 140 Mozambique 0.0361 compare
- 141 Oman 0.0358 compare
- 142 Eritrea 0.0351 compare
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 farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Somalia?
- Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land in Somalia was 0.0379 in 2019, according to USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0466 in 1983.
- What is the lowest farm machinery per unit of agricultural land recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0223 in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for farm machinery per unit of agricultural land?
- Somalia ranks 139th out of 175 countries with data for 2019.
- Is farm machinery per unit of agricultural land rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from USDA Economic Research Service (2021) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Farm machinery per unit of agricultural land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Farm machinery is measured in units of horsepower. This is divided by total agricultural land to give the average machinery use per hectare of agricultural land.