Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1594 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia is 0.1594 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.5777 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.058 ha per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Somalia 97th out of 150 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.22 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2152 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.212 ha per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2024 ha per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.2024 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1945 ha per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1967 | 0.22 ha per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2152 ha per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.2184 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1897 ha per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1658 ha per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 1972 | 0.2295 ha per square kilometre | +38.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1323 ha per square kilometre | -42.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1451 ha per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 0.169 ha per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1897 ha per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2401 ha per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1978 | 0.237 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.2351 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | -26.1% |
| 1981 | 0.314 ha per square kilometre | +80.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3332 ha per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 0.3485 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3507 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3735 ha per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.3907 ha per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.4137 ha per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.4482 ha per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 0.4224 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1461 ha per square kilometre | -65.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.1687 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1275 ha per square kilometre | -24.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5777 ha per square kilometre | +353.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2803 ha per square kilometre | -51.5% |
| 1996 | 0.365 ha per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3004 ha per square kilometre | -17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3776 ha per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3709 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2904 ha per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3211 ha per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3211 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3145 ha per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2949 ha per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.271 ha per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1514 ha per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1435 ha per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1355 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1343 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.14 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | -58.6% |
| 2012 | 0.131 ha per square kilometre | +125.9% |
| 2013 | 0.197 ha per square kilometre | +50.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2601 ha per square kilometre | +32.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3026 ha per square kilometre | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1723 ha per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1482 ha per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.1594 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.4431 ha per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.1594 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.13 ha per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +353.0% | 0.1275 ha per square kilometre | 0.5777 ha per square kilometre |
| 2012 | +125.9% | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | 0.131 ha per square kilometre |
| 1981 | +80.7% | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | 0.314 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2111 ha per square kilometre | 0.1945 ha per square kilometre | 0.22 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1933 ha per square kilometre | 0.1323 ha per square kilometre | 0.2401 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3569 ha per square kilometre | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | 0.4482 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2874 ha per square kilometre | 0.1275 ha per square kilometre | 0.5777 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2378 ha per square kilometre | 0.1343 ha per square kilometre | 0.3211 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1728 ha per square kilometre | 0.058 ha per square kilometre | 0.3026 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | 0.1594 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 94 Lithuania 0.1799 ha per square kilometre compare
- 95 Canada 0.1728 ha per square kilometre compare
- 96 Eritrea 0.165 ha per square kilometre compare
- 98 Dominica 0.1533 ha per square kilometre compare
- 99 Uzbekistan 0.1392 ha per square kilometre compare
- 100 Israel 0.1365 ha per square kilometre 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 maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.1594 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5777 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.058 ha per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Somalia rank for maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 97th out of 150 countries with data for 2023.
- Is maize (corn) — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maize (corn) — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Maize (corn) — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Maize (corn) — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Maize (corn) — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.