Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.3985 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia is 0.3985 ha per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.9902 ha per square kilometre in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2698 ha per square kilometre, in 2016.
Somalia ranks 30th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6105 ha per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6057 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.6169 ha per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.6121 ha per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6057 ha per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6057 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6328 ha per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.6057 ha per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6089 ha per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.5739 ha per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.542 ha per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.797 ha per square kilometre | +47.1% |
| 1973 | 0.4782 ha per square kilometre | -40.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4782 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6376 ha per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7811 ha per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1977 | 0.7305 ha per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 0.6697 ha per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7345 ha per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7282 ha per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.8241 ha per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1982 | 0.8608 ha per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.5348 ha per square kilometre | -37.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8683 ha per square kilometre | +62.4% |
| 1985 | 0.7125 ha per square kilometre | -17.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6137 ha per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8228 ha per square kilometre | +34.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9091 ha per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8767 ha per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7173 ha per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 1991 | 0.5579 ha per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4782 ha per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4463 ha per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1994 | 0.9902 ha per square kilometre | +121.9% |
| 1995 | 0.6322 ha per square kilometre | -36.2% |
| 1996 | 0.5208 ha per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7061 ha per square kilometre | +35.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3819 ha per square kilometre | -45.9% |
| 1999 | 0.4427 ha per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5573 ha per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 2001 | 0.5153 ha per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.5866 ha per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6115 ha per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.7014 ha per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5909 ha per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 0.6807 ha per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3666 ha per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 2008 | 0.5165 ha per square kilometre | +40.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7391 ha per square kilometre | +43.1% |
| 2010 | 0.8394 ha per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3504 ha per square kilometre | -58.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3795 ha per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4306 ha per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4371 ha per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4037 ha per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2698 ha per square kilometre | -33.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3842 ha per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2018 | 0.373 ha per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3985 ha per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3985 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3985 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3985 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3985 ha per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.3985 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.31 ha per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.3985 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8754 ha per square kilometre, 46% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +121.9% | 0.4463 ha per square kilometre | 0.9902 ha per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6116 ha per square kilometre | 0.6057 ha per square kilometre | 0.6328 ha per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6423 ha per square kilometre | 0.4782 ha per square kilometre | 0.797 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7751 ha per square kilometre | 0.5348 ha per square kilometre | 0.9091 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5874 ha per square kilometre | 0.3819 ha per square kilometre | 0.9902 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5866 ha per square kilometre | 0.3666 ha per square kilometre | 0.7391 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4266 ha per square kilometre | 0.2698 ha per square kilometre | 0.8394 ha per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3985 ha per square kilometre | 0.3985 ha per square kilometre | 0.3985 ha per square kilometre | 4 |
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 sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.3985 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9902 ha per square kilometre in 1994.
- What is the lowest sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2698 ha per square kilometre in 2016.
- How does Somalia rank for sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 30th out of 107 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sorghum — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sorghum — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sorghum — 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.
Sorghum — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sorghum — 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
Sorghum — 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.