How does Somalia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?

Somalia ranks 86th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.

Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia

Name: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia
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Somalia: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre was 0.0014 ha per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

0.0014 ha per square kilometre

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

86th

of 99 countries

All-time high

0.0014 ha per square kilometre

in 2020

All-time low

0.0003 ha per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in ha per square kilometre.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 0.0014 ha per square kilometre for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.0014 ha per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 ha per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places Somalia 86th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961 to 2023.
Year	ha per square kilometre	Change
1961	0.0003 ha per square kilometre	—
1962	0.0003 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1963	0.0003 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1964	0.0003 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1965	0.0003 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1966	0.0003 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1967	0.0003 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	0.0003 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1969	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+50.0%
1970	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1971	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1972	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1973	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+3.3%
1974	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1975	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+1.6%
1976	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+1.6%
1977	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+1.6%
1978	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+1.5%
1979	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1980	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	+3.0%
1981	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	+2.9%
1982	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	+2.9%
1983	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	+2.8%
1984	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	+2.7%
1985	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	+2.6%
1986	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	+2.6%
1987	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
1988	0.0007 ha per square kilometre	+2.5%
1989	0.0007 ha per square kilometre	+2.4%
1990	0.0007 ha per square kilometre	+2.4%
1991	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	-7.0%
1992	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	-12.5%
1993	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	+14.3%
1994	0.0007 ha per square kilometre	+12.5%
1995	0.0008 ha per square kilometre	+6.7%
1996	0.0008 ha per square kilometre	+4.2%
1997	0.0008 ha per square kilometre	+4.0%
1998	0.0008 ha per square kilometre	+1.9%
1999	0.0009 ha per square kilometre	+1.9%
2000	0.0009 ha per square kilometre	+1.9%
2001	0.001 ha per square kilometre	+18.2%
2002	0.001 ha per square kilometre	-0.3%
2003	0.0011 ha per square kilometre	+8.0%
2004	0.0011 ha per square kilometre	+0.3%
2005	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	+14.0%
2006	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	-6.3%
2007	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	-1.1%
2008	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	+1.9%
2009	0.0012 ha per square kilometre	+2.1%
2010	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	+1.9%
2011	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	+2.0%
2012	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	-0.4%
2013	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	+0.0%
2014	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	+3.1%
2015	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	+2.2%
2016	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	+1.4%
2017	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	+2.0%
2018	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	+1.0%
2019	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	+0.7%
2020	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	+1.5%
2021	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	-1.2%
2022	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	+0.3%
2023	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	+0.2%

Somalia compared with similar countries

Somalia's 0.0014 ha per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0414 ha per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Somalia's 0.0014 ha per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0885 ha per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (36 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sweet potatoes — 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
1969	+50.0%	0.0003 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 ha per square kilometre

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0003 ha per square kilometre	0.0003 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	9
1970s	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	0.0005 ha per square kilometre	0.0007 ha per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0007 ha per square kilometre	0.0006 ha per square kilometre	0.0009 ha per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0011 ha per square kilometre	0.0009 ha per square kilometre	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	0.0013 ha per square kilometre	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	0.0014 ha per square kilometre	4

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88 Morocco 0.0013 ha per square kilometre compare
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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia?: Sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.0014 ha per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 0.0014 ha per square kilometre in 2020.
What is the lowest sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 ha per square kilometre in 1961.
How does Somalia rank for sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre?: Somalia ranks 86th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
Is sweet potatoes — area harvested, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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How this figure is calculated

Sweet potatoes — 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.

Sweet potatoes — Area harvested ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Sweet potatoes — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

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Indicator: Sweet potatoes — Area harvested, per square kilometre
Unit: ha per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 100 places, 5,585 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 10 October 2026

Sweet potatoes — 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.