Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita was 0.0037 ha per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per person.
Analysis
In 2024, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Somalia stood at 0.0037 ha per person.
That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0206 ha per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 ha per person, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 132nd of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0094 ha per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0109 ha per person | +15.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0074 ha per person | -31.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0083 ha per person | +12.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0091 ha per person | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0157 ha per person | +72.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0159 ha per person | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0164 ha per person | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0163 ha per person | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0192 ha per person | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0138 ha per person | -28.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0129 ha per person | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0133 ha per person | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0123 ha per person | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0176 ha per person | +43.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0144 ha per person | -18.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0206 ha per person | +43.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0191 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0179 ha per person | -6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.017 ha per person | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0181 ha per person | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0182 ha per person | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.019 ha per person | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0176 ha per person | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0196 ha per person | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0144 ha per person | -26.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0179 ha per person | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0179 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0176 ha per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0163 ha per person | -7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0146 ha per person | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0086 ha per person | -41.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0135 ha per person | +58.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0133 ha per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0129 ha per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0121 ha per person | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0117 ha per person | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0098 ha per person | -16.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0089 ha per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0084 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 ha per person | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0085 ha per person | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0086 ha per person | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.009 ha per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0086 ha per person | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0079 ha per person | -8.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0074 ha per person | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0068 ha per person | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0066 ha per person | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0064 ha per person | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0063 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0062 ha per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.006 ha per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 ha per person | +39.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 ha per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 ha per person | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 ha per person | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0071 ha per person | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0069 ha per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 ha per person | -48.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0024 ha per person | -32.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 ha per person | +30.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0052 ha per person | +63.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0037 ha per person | -28.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0037 ha per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0246 ha per person, 15% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0037 ha per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0238 ha per person, 16% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +72.9% | 0.0091 ha per person | 0.0157 ha per person |
| 2023 | +63.5% | 0.0032 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person |
| 1993 | +58.0% | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0135 ha per person |
| 1975 | +43.3% | 0.0123 ha per person | 0.0176 ha per person |
| 1977 | +43.0% | 0.0144 ha per person | 0.0206 ha per person |
| 2020 | -48.2% | 0.0069 ha per person | 0.0036 ha per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.0074 ha per person | 0.0164 ha per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0161 ha per person | 0.0123 ha per person | 0.0206 ha per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0177 ha per person | 0.0144 ha per person | 0.0196 ha per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0122 ha per person | 0.0086 ha per person | 0.0163 ha per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.008 ha per person | 0.0066 ha per person | 0.009 ha per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 ha per person | 0.006 ha per person | 0.0083 ha per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 ha per person | 0.0024 ha per person | 0.0052 ha per person | 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 oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Somalia?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita in Somalia was 0.0037 ha per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0206 ha per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 ha per person in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 132nd out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.