Sorghum yields in Somalia
Somalia: Sorghum yields was 0.224 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sorghum yields in Somalia, 1961–2024
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, sorghum yields in Somalia stood at 0.224 tonnes per hectare.
That represents a change of down 21.1% on the previous year and down 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sorghum yields in Somalia peaked at 0.9824 tonnes per hectare in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.204 tonnes per hectare, in 2009.
Somalia ranks 113th of 114 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3418 tonnes per hectare | 0.3289 tonnes per hectare | 0.3525 tonnes per hectare | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3289 tonnes per hectare | 0.2855 tonnes per hectare | 0.3518 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4536 tonnes per hectare | 0.3065 tonnes per hectare | 0.6148 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3836 tonnes per hectare | 0.2611 tonnes per hectare | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3443 tonnes per hectare | 0.204 tonnes per hectare | 0.4226 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5502 tonnes per hectare | 0.2205 tonnes per hectare | 0.9824 tonnes per hectare | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2864 tonnes per hectare | 0.224 tonnes per hectare | 0.4 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 sorghum yields in Somalia?
- Sorghum yields in Somalia was 0.224 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 sorghum yields recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9824 tonnes per hectare in 2012.
- What is the lowest sorghum yields recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.204 tonnes per hectare in 2009.
- How does Somalia rank for sorghum yields?
- Somalia ranks 113th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sorghum yields rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.5%. 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 Sorghum 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.