Rice yields in Somalia
Somalia: Rice yields was 2 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 97th out of 123 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.
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
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
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 97th out of 123 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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About this data
Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.