Pulses, Total — Production in Somalia
Somalia: Pulses, Total — Production was 27,393 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Pulses, Total — Production in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, pulses, total — production in Somalia stood at 27,393 t.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pulses, total — production in Somalia peaked at 27,861 t in 2019 and was at its lowest, 140 t, in 1962.
That places Somalia 102nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Pulses, Total — Production in Somalia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 900 t | — |
| 1962 | 140 t | -84.4% |
| 1963 | 300 t | +114.3% |
| 1964 | 850 t | +183.3% |
| 1965 | 2,000 t | +135.3% |
| 1966 | 2,400 t | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 2,500 t | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 2,500 t | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1970 | 7,800 t | +160.0% |
| 1971 | 7,000 t | -10.3% |
| 1972 | 9,400 t | +34.3% |
| 1973 | 5,900 t | -37.2% |
| 1974 | 5,300 t | -10.2% |
| 1975 | 9,400 t | +77.4% |
| 1976 | 9,800 t | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 10,200 t | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 10,100 t | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 8,200 t | -18.8% |
| 1980 | 9,300 t | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 12,600 t | +35.5% |
| 1982 | 15,000 t | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 13,000 t | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 15,700 t | +20.8% |
| 1985 | 24,000 t | +52.9% |
| 1986 | 12,700 t | -47.1% |
| 1987 | 15,600 t | +22.8% |
| 1988 | 9,200 t | -41.0% |
| 1989 | 13,000 t | +41.3% |
| 1990 | 14,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 13,000 t | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 10,000 t | -23.1% |
| 1993 | 11,000 t | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 12,100 t | +10.0% |
| 1995 | 13,000 t | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 14,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 15,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1998 | 13,000 t | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 14,000 t | +7.7% |
| 2000 | 15,000 t | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 16,500 t | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 16,851 t | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 17,500 t | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 18,500 t | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 18,540 t | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 18,000 t | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 19,436 t | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 20,914 t | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 22,059 t | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 23,169 t | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 24,254 t | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 27,000 t | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 25,000 t | -7.4% |
| 2014 | 25,972 t | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 26,975 t | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 25,982 t | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 27,321 t | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 26,760 t | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 27,861 t | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 27,314 t | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 27,311 t | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 27,495 t | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 27,373 t | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 27,393 t | +0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 27,393 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 198,496 t, 14% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 27,393 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 123,879 t, 22% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pulses, Total — Production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +183.3% | 300 t | 850 t |
| 1970 | +160.0% | 3,000 t | 7,800 t |
| 1965 | +135.3% | 850 t | 2,000 t |
| 1963 | +114.3% | 140 t | 300 t |
| 1962 | -84.4% | 900 t | 140 t |
| 1975 | +77.4% | 5,300 t | 9,400 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,621 t | 140 t | 3,000 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 8,310 t | 5,300 t | 10,200 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 14,010 t | 9,200 t | 24,000 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 12,910 t | 10,000 t | 15,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,330 t | 15,000 t | 22,059 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,029 t | 23,169 t | 27,861 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,377 t | 27,311 t | 27,495 t | 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 pulses, total — production in Somalia?
- Pulses, total — production in Somalia was 27,393 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest pulses, total — production recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 27,861 t in 2019.
- What is the lowest pulses, total — production recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 140 t in 1962.
- How does Somalia rank for pulses, total — production?
- Somalia ranks 102nd out of 169 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pulses, total — production rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Pulses, Total — 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.