Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Somalia
Somalia: Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate was 0.1132 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Somalia, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Somalia is 0.1132 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 25.1% on the previous year and down 96.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Somalia peaked at 337.5 % change on previous year in 1973 and was at its lowest, -34.21 % change on previous year, in 1990.
That places Somalia 48th out of 134 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -33.33 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 33.33 % change on previous year | -200.0% |
| 1973 | 337.5 % change on previous year | +912.5% |
| 1974 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1975 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1976 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1977 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1981 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1982 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1983 | 2.86 % change on previous year | — |
| 1984 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1985 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1986 | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | 2.78 % change on previous year | — |
| 1988 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1989 | 2.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990 | -34.21 % change on previous year | -1365.8% |
| 1991 | -28 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 30.11 % change on previous year | -207.5% |
| 1993 | 6.75 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 1994 | 8 % change on previous year | +18.6% |
| 1995 | -8.11 % change on previous year | -201.4% |
| 1996 | -0.1612 % change on previous year | -98.0% |
| 1997 | -0.2422 % change on previous year | +50.2% |
| 1998 | -2.87 % change on previous year | +1086.2% |
| 1999 | 5.04 % change on previous year | -275.5% |
| 2000 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -37.8% |
| 2001 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2002 | -1.42 % change on previous year | — |
| 2003 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2004 | 3.04 % change on previous year | — |
| 2005 | 17.38 % change on previous year | +471.1% |
| 2006 | -16.13 % change on previous year | -192.8% |
| 2007 | -1.42 % change on previous year | -91.2% |
| 2008 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -275.5% |
| 2009 | -5.67 % change on previous year | -327.1% |
| 2010 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -172.6% |
| 2011 | -0.0775 % change on previous year | -101.9% |
| 2012 | -3.03 % change on previous year | +3803.0% |
| 2013 | 0 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 3.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 2015 | 0.9682 % change on previous year | -70.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6521 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4192 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3036 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1513 % change on previous year | -50.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3022 % change on previous year | +99.7% |
| 2021 | 0.113 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 2022 | -0.4138 % change on previous year | -466.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1511 % change on previous year | -136.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1132 % change on previous year | -25.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.1132 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -0.2404 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate 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 | -3803.0% | -0.0775 % change on previous year | -3.03 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -1365.8% | 2.7 % change on previous year | -34.21 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.5 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year | 337.5 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.8338 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 2.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.37 % change on previous year | -34.21 % change on previous year | 30.11 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1407 % change on previous year | -16.13 % change on previous year | 17.38 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6788 % change on previous year | -3.03 % change on previous year | 4.12 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0531 % change on previous year | -0.4138 % change on previous year | 0.3022 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 45 Honduras 0.3343 % change on previous year compare
- 46 Thailand 0.3096 % change on previous year compare
- 47 Eswatini 0.2577 % change on previous year compare
- 49 Japan 0.0432 % change on previous year compare
- 50 United Arab Emirates 0 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Algeria 0 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Eritrea 0 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Kuwait 0 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Mozambique 0 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Uganda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 50 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 % change on previous year compare
- 50 China, Taiwan Province of 0 % change on previous year compare
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 wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Somalia?
- Wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate in Somalia was 0.1132 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 337.5 % change on previous year in 1973.
- What is the lowest wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -34.21 % change on previous year in 1990.
- How does Somalia rank for wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate?
- Somalia ranks 48th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wheat — area harvested, annual growth rate rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Wheat — Area harvested, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Wheat — Area harvested Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Wheat — Area harvested. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.