Rice yields in Somalia
Somalia: Rice yields was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 124 countries
All-time high
6.15 tonnes per hectare
in 2007
All-time low
1.16 tonnes per hectare
in 1978
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Rice yields in Somalia, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes per hectare.
Analysis
In 2024, rice yields in Somalia stood at 2 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, rice yields in Somalia peaked at 6.15 tonnes per hectare in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.16 tonnes per hectare, in 1978.
That places Somalia 98th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Rice yields in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.86 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1971 | 2.8 tonnes per hectare | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 2.91 tonnes per hectare | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 2.98 tonnes per hectare | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 2.06 tonnes per hectare | -30.8% |
| 1976 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 1.82 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1978 | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | -36.0% |
| 1979 | 2.58 tonnes per hectare | +122.1% |
| 1980 | 2.73 tonnes per hectare | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 3.42 tonnes per hectare | +25.4% |
| 1982 | 3.17 tonnes per hectare | -7.4% |
| 1983 | 3.9 tonnes per hectare | +23.2% |
| 1984 | 3.23 tonnes per hectare | -17.2% |
| 1985 | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | +26.2% |
| 1986 | 3.72 tonnes per hectare | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 3.33 tonnes per hectare | -10.4% |
| 1988 | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | -28.0% |
| 1989 | 3.03 tonnes per hectare | +26.3% |
| 1990 | 3 tonnes per hectare | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 2.65 tonnes per hectare | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 2.5 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | -40.0% |
| 1995 | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 3.18 tonnes per hectare | +90.6% |
| 1997 | 3.71 tonnes per hectare | +16.9% |
| 1998 | 4.45 tonnes per hectare | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 5.71 tonnes per hectare | +28.5% |
| 2000 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -65.0% |
| 2001 | 5.97 tonnes per hectare | +198.5% |
| 2002 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.44 tonnes per hectare | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 5.48 tonnes per hectare | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 5.08 tonnes per hectare | -17.4% |
| 2009 | 4.73 tonnes per hectare | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 3.56 tonnes per hectare | -31.6% |
| 2012 | 4.87 tonnes per hectare | +36.8% |
| 2013 | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | -69.8% |
| 2014 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +35.8% |
| 2015 | 1.75 tonnes per hectare | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 1.83 tonnes per hectare | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 1.73 tonnes per hectare | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 1.76 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | +13.7% |
| 2020 | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 2 tonnes per hectare | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 2 tonnes per hectare is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.59 tonnes per hectare, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 2 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.08 tonnes per hectare, 96% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Rice yields 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +198.5% | 2 tonnes per hectare | 5.97 tonnes per hectare |
| 1979 | +122.1% | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.58 tonnes per hectare |
| 1996 | +90.6% | 1.67 tonnes per hectare | 3.18 tonnes per hectare |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 tonnes per hectare | 1.16 tonnes per hectare | 2.99 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.3 tonnes per hectare | 2.4 tonnes per hectare | 4.08 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 tonnes per hectare | 1.5 tonnes per hectare | 5.71 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.28 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 6.15 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.62 tonnes per hectare | 1.47 tonnes per hectare | 5.2 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 tonnes per hectare | 2 tonnes per hectare | 2.05 tonnes per hectare | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- 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, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is rice yields in Somalia?
- Rice yields in Somalia was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest rice yields recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.15 tonnes per hectare in 2007.
- What is the lowest rice yields recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.16 tonnes per hectare in 1978.
- How does Somalia rank for rice yields?
- Somalia ranks 98th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is rice yields rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Rice yields. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.