Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Somalia
Somalia: Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number was 52.85 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 52.85 for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.9% on the previous year and down 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Somalia peaked at 710.96 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 41.31, in 2021.
That places Somalia 136th out of 147 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 591.86 | — |
| 1962 | 562.2 | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 538.33 | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 501.63 | -6.8% |
| 1965 | 488.61 | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 454.31 | -7.0% |
| 1967 | 484.7 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 451.59 | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 451.87 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 423.74 | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 383.19 | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 521.13 | +36.0% |
| 1973 | 291.52 | -44.1% |
| 1974 | 311.41 | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 354.98 | +14.0% |
| 1976 | 358.85 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 361.4 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 325.68 | -9.9% |
| 1979 | 289.11 | -11.2% |
| 1980 | 269.8 | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 345.57 | +28.1% |
| 1982 | 363.52 | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 553.65 | +52.3% |
| 1984 | 611.76 | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 609.09 | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 701.82 | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 576.49 | -17.9% |
| 1988 | 710.96 | +23.3% |
| 1989 | 612.09 | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 161.84 | -73.6% |
| 1991 | 213.69 | +32.0% |
| 1992 | 226.41 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 172.16 | -24.0% |
| 1994 | 311.56 | +81.0% |
| 1995 | 291.8 | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 273.68 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 248.8 | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 242.2 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 283.95 | +17.2% |
| 2000 | 438.07 | +54.3% |
| 2001 | 455.07 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 438.32 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 395.05 | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 286.74 | -27.4% |
| 2005 | 273.58 | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 132.66 | -51.5% |
| 2007 | 128.59 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 124.84 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 156.93 | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 157.49 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.79 | -51.2% |
| 2012 | 169.57 | +120.8% |
| 2013 | 169.13 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 116.79 | -30.9% |
| 2015 | 122.33 | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 60.88 | -50.2% |
| 2017 | 75.16 | +23.5% |
| 2018 | 96.11 | +27.9% |
| 2019 | 51.77 | -46.1% |
| 2020 | 65.58 | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 41.31 | -37.0% |
| 2022 | 53.16 | +28.7% |
| 2023 | 75.34 | +41.7% |
| 2024 | 52.85 | -29.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 502.79 | 451.59 | 591.86 | 9 |
| 1970s | 362.1 | 289.11 | 521.13 | 10 |
| 1980s | 535.48 | 269.8 | 710.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 242.61 | 161.84 | 311.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 282.99 | 124.84 | 455.07 | 10 |
| 2010s | 109.6 | 51.77 | 169.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.65 | 41.31 | 75.34 | 5 |
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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)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Somalia?
- Maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number in Somalia was 52.85 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 710.96 in 1988.
- What is the lowest maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.31 in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number?
- Somalia ranks 136th out of 147 countries with data for 2024.
- Is maize (corn) — gross per capita production index number rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.7%. 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 Maize (corn) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.