Molasses — Production in Somalia
Somalia: Molasses — Production was 5,460 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Molasses — Production in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 5,460 t for molasses — production in 2023.
That represents a change of down 16.7% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, molasses — production in Somalia peaked at 17,500 t in 1970 and was at its lowest, 3,600 t, in 1964.
Somalia ranks 101st of 139 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Molasses — Production in Somalia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,500 t | — |
| 1962 | 5,200 t | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 4,700 t | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 3,600 t | -23.4% |
| 1965 | 6,000 t | +66.7% |
| 1966 | 9,500 t | +58.3% |
| 1967 | 13,000 t | +36.8% |
| 1968 | 11,000 t | -15.4% |
| 1969 | 15,750 t | +43.2% |
| 1970 | 17,500 t | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 16,300 t | -6.9% |
| 1972 | 16,200 t | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 16,900 t | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 15,300 t | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 14,800 t | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 12,000 t | -18.9% |
| 1977 | 13,000 t | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 12,000 t | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 7,000 t | -41.7% |
| 1980 | 12,000 t | +71.4% |
| 1981 | 11,000 t | -8.3% |
| 1982 | 15,000 t | +36.4% |
| 1983 | 17,000 t | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 17,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15,000 t | -11.8% |
| 1986 | 8,000 t | -46.7% |
| 1987 | 12,000 t | +50.0% |
| 1988 | 14,000 t | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 15,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 8,000 t | -46.7% |
| 1991 | 10,000 t | +25.0% |
| 1992 | 9,000 t | -10.0% |
| 1993 | 5,000 t | -44.4% |
| 1994 | 6,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,000 t | -16.7% |
| 1998 | 5,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,000 t | +20.0% |
| 2000 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,500 t | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 5,750 t | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 6,320 t | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 7,000 t | +10.8% |
| 2005 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,000 t | -14.3% |
| 2013 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,279 t | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 6,552 t | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 5,460 t | -16.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 5,460 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 13,032 t, 42% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 5,460 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22,099 t, 25% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,139 t | 3,600 t | 15,750 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 14,100 t | 7,000 t | 17,500 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,600 t | 8,000 t | 17,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,600 t | 5,000 t | 10,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,557 t | 5,500 t | 7,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,200 t | 6,000 t | 7,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,073 t | 5,460 t | 6,552 t | 4 |
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 molasses — production in Somalia?
- Molasses — production in Somalia was 5,460 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest molasses — production recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,500 t in 1970.
- What is the lowest molasses — production recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,600 t in 1964.
- How does Somalia rank for molasses — production?
- Somalia ranks 101st out of 139 countries with data for 2023.
- Is molasses — production rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Molasses — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.