Sweet potatoes — Yield in Somalia
Somalia: Sweet potatoes — Yield was 9,916 kg/ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sweet potatoes — yield in Somalia is 9,916 kg/ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sweet potatoes — yield in Somalia peaked at 10,000 kg/ha in 1961 and was at its lowest, 9,143 kg/ha, in 1992.
That places Somalia 52nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sweet potatoes — Yield in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kg/ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10,000 kg/ha | — |
| 1962 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9,143 kg/ha | -8.6% |
| 1993 | 10,000 kg/ha | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9,940 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 9,939 kg/ha | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 9,333 kg/ha | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 9,786 kg/ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 9,845 kg/ha | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 9,859 kg/ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 9,881 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 9,903 kg/ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 10,000 kg/ha | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 10,000 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9,923 kg/ha | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 9,924 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9,920 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 9,918 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 9,917 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 9,916 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 9,916 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9,916 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9,916 kg/ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 9,916 kg/ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9,916 kg/ha | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 9,916 kg/ha is above the median for low income countries, which is 8,630 kg/ha, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 9,916 kg/ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7,417 kg/ha, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10,000 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,000 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,000 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,914 kg/ha | 9,143 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,870 kg/ha | 9,333 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,930 kg/ha | 9,881 kg/ha | 10,000 kg/ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,916 kg/ha | 9,916 kg/ha | 9,916 kg/ha | 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 sweet potatoes — yield in Somalia?
- Sweet potatoes — yield in Somalia was 9,916 kg/ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10,000 kg/ha in 1961.
- What is the lowest sweet potatoes — yield recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,143 kg/ha in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for sweet potatoes — yield?
- Somalia ranks 52nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sweet potatoes — yield rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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 of the United Nations, published as part of Sweet potatoes — Yield. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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