Surface area in Somalia
Somalia: Surface area was 63.77 million ha in 2011. ▬ Flat
Latest (2011)
63.77 million ha
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
18th
of 53 countries
All-time high
63.77 million ha
in 1961
All-time low
63.77 million ha
in 1961
Years of data
51
1961–2011
Surface area in Somalia, 1961–2011
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site. Measured in ha.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 63.77 million ha for surface area in 2011. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, surface area in Somalia peaked at 63.77 million ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 63.77 million ha, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 18th of 53 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Surface area in Somalia, year by year
| Year | ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 63.77 million ha | — |
| 1962 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 63.77 million ha | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 63.77 million ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 43.06 million ha, 1.5× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 63.77 million ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.42 million ha, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 63.77 million ha | 2 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 15 Namibia 82.43 million ha compare
- 16 Mozambique 79.94 million ha compare
- 17 Zambia 75.26 million ha compare
- 19 Central African Republic 62.30 million ha compare
- 20 Madagascar 58.70 million ha compare
- 21 Botswana 58.17 million ha compare
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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Rural population 44.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is surface area in Somalia?
- Surface area in Somalia was 63.77 million ha in 2011, according to Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.
- What is the highest surface area recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.77 million ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest surface area recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.77 million ha in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for surface area?
- Somalia ranks 18th out of 53 countries with data for 2011.
- Is surface area rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site, published as part of Surface area (ha). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.