Rice — Area harvested in Somalia
Somalia: Rice — Area harvested was 1,000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Rice — Area harvested in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in ha.
Analysis
In 2024, rice — area harvested in Somalia stood at 1,000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 233.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice — area harvested in Somalia peaked at 9,800 ha in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0 ha, in 1961.
That places Somalia 110th out of 146 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 ha | 0 ha | 0 ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,524 ha | 350 ha | 9,800 ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,080 ha | 1,000 ha | 6,500 ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,144 ha | 350 ha | 5,669 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,963 ha | 670 ha | 3,000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,059 ha | 300 ha | 1,650 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,004 ha | 1,000 ha | 1,018 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 107 El Salvador 1,567 ha compare
- 108 Brunei Darussalam 1,494 ha compare
- 109 Solomon Islands 1,477 ha compare
- 111 Puerto Rico 929 ha compare
- 112 Morocco 924 ha compare
- 113 Trinidad and Tobago 804 ha compare
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 55.79 (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 55.79 (1990)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
- Rural population 44.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 0 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice — area harvested in Somalia?
- Rice — area harvested in Somalia was 1,000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest rice — area harvested recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 9,800 ha in 1978.
- What is the lowest rice — area harvested recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 ha in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for rice — area harvested?
- Somalia ranks 110th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice — area harvested rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 233.3%. 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 Rice — Area harvested. 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.