Corn yields in Somalia

Somalia: Corn yields was 0.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.69 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 27.4%
World rank
165th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.79 tonnes per hectare
in 2011
All-time low
0.4149 tonnes per hectare
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Corn yields in Somalia, 1961–2024

0.511.52196119922024

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.

Analysis

The most recent figure for corn yields in Somalia is 0.69 tonnes per hectare, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 27.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, corn yields in Somalia peaked at 1.79 tonnes per hectare in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4149 tonnes per hectare, in 1994.

That places Somalia 165th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.8519 tonnes per hectare 0.8148 tonnes per hectare 0.8696 tonnes per hectare 9
1970s 0.8897 tonnes per hectare 0.7243 tonnes per hectare 0.9792 tonnes per hectare 10
1980s 1.08 tonnes per hectare 0.7172 tonnes per hectare 1.37 tonnes per hectare 10
1990s 0.766 tonnes per hectare 0.4149 tonnes per hectare 1 tonnes per hectare 10
2000s 1.28 tonnes per hectare 1.05 tonnes per hectare 1.53 tonnes per hectare 10
2010s 1.05 tonnes per hectare 0.5551 tonnes per hectare 1.79 tonnes per hectare 10
2020s 0.706 tonnes per hectare 0.49 tonnes per hectare 0.95 tonnes per hectare 5

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 162 Zimbabwe 0.7299 tonnes per hectare compare
  2. 163 Morocco 0.7224 tonnes per hectare compare
  3. 164 Saint Lucia 0.7 tonnes per hectare compare
  4. 166 Mauritania 0.6429 tonnes per hectare compare
  5. 167 Vanuatu 0.6362 tonnes per hectare compare
  6. 168 Lesotho 0.6327 tonnes per hectare compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is corn yields in Somalia?
Corn yields in Somalia was 0.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest corn yields recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 1.79 tonnes per hectare in 2011.
What is the lowest corn yields recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4149 tonnes per hectare in 1994.
How does Somalia rank for corn yields?
Somalia ranks 165th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
Is corn yields rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Corn yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Corn yields
Unit
tonnes per hectare
Source
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) (2026); Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
171 places, 9,544 data points, 1866–2025
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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.