Sorghum yields in Somalia
Somalia: Sorghum yields was 0.224 tonnes per hectare in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.224 tonnes per hectare
Change on year
down 21.1%
World rank
114th
of 115 countries
All-time high
0.9824 tonnes per hectare
in 2012
All-time low
0.204 tonnes per hectare
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 114th of 115 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sorghum yields in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per hectare | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3525 tonnes per hectare | — |
| 1962 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.3307 tonnes per hectare | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3307 tonnes per hectare | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3289 tonnes per hectare | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3421 tonnes per hectare | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3401 tonnes per hectare | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3508 tonnes per hectare | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.35 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3518 tonnes per hectare | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.351 tonnes per hectare | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3423 tonnes per hectare | -2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3153 tonnes per hectare | -7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3368 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.2855 tonnes per hectare | -15.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3166 tonnes per hectare | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3359 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3038 tonnes per hectare | -9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3065 tonnes per hectare | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4298 tonnes per hectare | +40.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4354 tonnes per hectare | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3577 tonnes per hectare | -17.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4061 tonnes per hectare | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.4957 tonnes per hectare | +22.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6148 tonnes per hectare | +24.0% |
| 1987 | 0.4719 tonnes per hectare | -23.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4115 tonnes per hectare | -12.8% |
| 1989 | 0.6065 tonnes per hectare | +47.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.4143 tonnes per hectare | -25.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3067 tonnes per hectare | -26.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2857 tonnes per hectare | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.406 tonnes per hectare | +42.1% |
| 1995 | 0.3429 tonnes per hectare | -15.5% |
| 1996 | 0.417 tonnes per hectare | +21.6% |
| 1997 | 0.379 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.2611 tonnes per hectare | -31.1% |
| 1999 | 0.4681 tonnes per hectare | +79.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3533 tonnes per hectare | -24.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4226 tonnes per hectare | +19.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3842 tonnes per hectare | -9.1% |
| 2003 | 0.3154 tonnes per hectare | -17.9% |
| 2004 | 0.3295 tonnes per hectare | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3777 tonnes per hectare | +14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.3396 tonnes per hectare | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3478 tonnes per hectare | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3691 tonnes per hectare | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.204 tonnes per hectare | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4057 tonnes per hectare | +98.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2205 tonnes per hectare | -45.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9824 tonnes per hectare | +345.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8543 tonnes per hectare | -13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5398 tonnes per hectare | -36.8% |
| 2015 | 0.5765 tonnes per hectare | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4727 tonnes per hectare | -18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.3942 tonnes per hectare | -16.6% |
| 2018 | 0.5556 tonnes per hectare | +40.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5 tonnes per hectare | -10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4 tonnes per hectare | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.236 tonnes per hectare | -41.0% |
| 2022 | 0.288 tonnes per hectare | +22.0% |
| 2023 | 0.284 tonnes per hectare | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.224 tonnes per hectare | -21.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.224 tonnes per hectare is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.7162 tonnes per hectare, 31% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.224 tonnes per hectare is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.9424 tonnes per hectare, 24% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sorghum 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +345.5% | 0.2205 tonnes per hectare | 0.9824 tonnes per hectare |
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 (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 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 114th out of 115 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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Yield is the amount produced per unit of land used, measured in tonnes per hectare.