Corn yields in Somalia
Somalia: Corn yields was 0.69 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 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
| 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 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
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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Average corn yields measured in tonnes per hectare.