Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0053 ha per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Somalia stood at 0.0053 ha per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0516 ha per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 ha per person, in 2011.
Somalia ranks 85th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0467 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0446 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0428 ha per person | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0398 ha per person | -7.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0387 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0363 ha per person | -6.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0399 ha per person | +10.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0381 ha per person | -4.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0376 ha per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0318 ha per person | -15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0271 ha per person | -14.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0366 ha per person | +34.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0205 ha per person | -43.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0219 ha per person | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0249 ha per person | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0273 ha per person | +9.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0336 ha per person | +23.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0309 ha per person | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0271 ha per person | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0184 ha per person | -32.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0329 ha per person | +79.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0348 ha per person | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0353 ha per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0342 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.035 ha per person | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0351 ha per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0359 ha per person | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0389 ha per person | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0372 ha per person | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0129 ha per person | -65.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0147 ha per person | +13.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0163 ha per person | +11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.012 ha per person | -26.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0516 ha per person | +330.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0241 ha per person | -53.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0303 ha per person | +25.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0241 ha per person | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 0.029 ha per person | +20.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0274 ha per person | -5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0206 ha per person | -24.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0219 ha per person | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0211 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0199 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.018 ha per person | -9.6% |
| 2005 | 0.016 ha per person | -11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0087 ha per person | -45.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0079 ha per person | -8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0073 ha per person | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.007 ha per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 ha per person | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 ha per person | -58.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0066 ha per person | +123.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 ha per person | +45.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0122 ha per person | +27.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0137 ha per person | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 ha per person | -45.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 ha per person | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 0.006 ha per person | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0062 ha per person | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.006 ha per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 ha per person | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0056 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 ha per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 ha per person | -3.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0053 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0136 ha per person, 39% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0053 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.024 ha per person, 22% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +330.7% | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0516 ha per person |
| 2012 | +123.8% | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person |
| 1981 | +79.3% | 0.0184 ha per person | 0.0329 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0405 ha per person | 0.0363 ha per person | 0.0467 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0282 ha per person | 0.0205 ha per person | 0.0366 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0338 ha per person | 0.0184 ha per person | 0.0389 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0242 ha per person | 0.012 ha per person | 0.0516 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 ha per person | 0.007 ha per person | 0.0219 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0079 ha per person | 0.0029 ha per person | 0.0137 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0056 ha per person | 0.0053 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Somalia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita in Somalia was 0.0053 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0516 ha per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 ha per person in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 85th out of 150 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.0%. 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 Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.