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
166th
of 171 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
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 166th out of 171 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.
Corn yields in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8696 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.8667 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.8647 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.8661 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.8661 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8607 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.8333 tonnes per hectare | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8148 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.8248 tonnes per hectare | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.9143 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1971 | 0.9712 tonnes per hectare | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 0.9792 tonnes per hectare | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.9759 tonnes per hectare | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9758 tonnes per hectare | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9792 tonnes per hectare | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9042 tonnes per hectare | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.739 tonnes per hectare | -18.3% |
| 1978 | 0.7243 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7336 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 1.01 tonnes per hectare | +37.6% |
| 1981 | 0.7208 tonnes per hectare | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7172 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.08 tonnes per hectare | +50.3% |
| 1984 | 1.23 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1985 | 1.2 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 1.37 tonnes per hectare | +14.8% |
| 1987 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | -19.6% |
| 1988 | 1.26 tonnes per hectare | +13.9% |
| 1989 | 1.13 tonnes per hectare | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 0.859 tonnes per hectare | -23.9% |
| 1991 | 1 tonnes per hectare | +16.4% |
| 1992 | 0.9544 tonnes per hectare | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.9875 tonnes per hectare | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.4149 tonnes per hectare | -58.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8304 tonnes per hectare | +100.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6202 tonnes per hectare | -25.3% |
| 1997 | 0.7095 tonnes per hectare | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5727 tonnes per hectare | -19.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7118 tonnes per hectare | +24.3% |
| 2000 | 1.46 tonnes per hectare | +105.1% |
| 2001 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 1.43 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.36 tonnes per hectare | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 1.09 tonnes per hectare | -19.7% |
| 2005 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.05 tonnes per hectare | -10.5% |
| 2007 | 1.11 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.18 tonnes per hectare | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.53 tonnes per hectare | +30.0% |
| 2010 | 1.51 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.79 tonnes per hectare | +18.6% |
| 2012 | 1.77 tonnes per hectare | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.21 tonnes per hectare | -31.5% |
| 2014 | 0.6557 tonnes per hectare | -45.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6111 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.5551 tonnes per hectare | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 0.77 tonnes per hectare | +38.7% |
| 2018 | 1.1 tonnes per hectare | +42.4% |
| 2019 | 0.57 tonnes per hectare | -48.0% |
| 2020 | 0.75 tonnes per hectare | +31.6% |
| 2021 | 0.49 tonnes per hectare | -34.7% |
| 2022 | 0.65 tonnes per hectare | +32.7% |
| 2023 | 0.95 tonnes per hectare | +46.2% |
| 2024 | 0.69 tonnes per hectare | -27.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.69 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.42 tonnes per hectare, 49% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.69 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.27 tonnes per hectare, 54% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Corn yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +105.1% | 0.7118 tonnes per hectare | 1.46 tonnes per hectare |
| 1995 | +100.1% | 0.4149 tonnes per hectare | 0.8304 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 166th out of 171 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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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.