Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.1518 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.1518 ha per square kilometre for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.
That represents a change of up 68.6% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.2088 ha per square kilometre in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.0368 ha per square kilometre, in 1963.
That places Somalia 138th out of 165 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0443 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0526 ha per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | -30.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0424 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | +77.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0878 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0929 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0948 ha per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1143 ha per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre | -26.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0811 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0856 ha per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0811 ha per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1192 ha per square kilometre | +47.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1003 ha per square kilometre | -15.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1473 ha per square kilometre | +46.9% |
| 1978 | 0.1467 ha per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1557 ha per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.161 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1728 ha per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1737 ha per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1875 ha per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1803 ha per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2088 ha per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1602 ha per square kilometre | -23.3% |
| 1987 | 0.2059 ha per square kilometre | +28.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2064 ha per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1994 ha per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1837 ha per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1584 ha per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0886 ha per square kilometre | -44.1% |
| 1993 | 0.144 ha per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1994 | 0.149 ha per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.15 ha per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1453 ha per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1454 ha per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1269 ha per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1209 ha per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1187 ha per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1229 ha per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1301 ha per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1351 ha per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1476 ha per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1457 ha per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1377 ha per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1338 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1259 ha per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1258 ha per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1249 ha per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.1239 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1232 ha per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1222 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1771 ha per square kilometre | +44.9% |
| 2015 | 0.173 ha per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.1757 ha per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1728 ha per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1748 ha per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1765 ha per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.095 ha per square kilometre | -46.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0669 ha per square kilometre | -29.6% |
| 2022 | 0.09 ha per square kilometre | +34.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1518 ha per square kilometre | +68.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.1518 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.3 ha per square kilometre, 12% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.1518 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.56 ha per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre 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 | +77.5% | 0.0475 ha per square kilometre | 0.0843 ha per square kilometre |
| 2023 | +68.6% | 0.09 ha per square kilometre | 0.1518 ha per square kilometre |
| 1993 | +62.5% | 0.0886 ha per square kilometre | 0.144 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0648 ha per square kilometre | 0.0368 ha per square kilometre | 0.0948 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1116 ha per square kilometre | 0.0811 ha per square kilometre | 0.1557 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1856 ha per square kilometre | 0.1602 ha per square kilometre | 0.2088 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1412 ha per square kilometre | 0.0886 ha per square kilometre | 0.1837 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1323 ha per square kilometre | 0.1187 ha per square kilometre | 0.1476 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1544 ha per square kilometre | 0.1222 ha per square kilometre | 0.1771 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1009 ha per square kilometre | 0.0669 ha per square kilometre | 0.1518 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 135 Fiji 0.1764 ha per square kilometre compare
- 136 Kyrgyzstan 0.1696 ha per square kilometre compare
- 137 New Caledonia 0.1641 ha per square kilometre compare
- 139 Ireland 0.1466 ha per square kilometre compare
- 140 Guyana 0.1244 ha per square kilometre compare
- 141 Libya 0.1227 ha per square kilometre compare
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 square kilometre in Somalia?
- Oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.1518 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2088 ha per square kilometre in 1985.
- What is the lowest oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0368 ha per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Somalia rank for oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 138th out of 165 countries with data for 2023.
- Is oilcrops, oil equivalent — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Oilcrops, Oil Equivalent — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.