Agriculture & Rural in Somalia

30 indicators covering agriculture & rural for Somalia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% 1982 down 92.4% 112th
Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% 1982 up 83.0% 1st
Rural population 44.9% 2025 down 20.1% 72nd
Rural population growth 2.2% 2025 up 176.4% 15th
Rural population 8.82 million 2025 up 13.8% 64th
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% 1990 down 13.5% 1st
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ 1990 up 48.1% 150th
Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares 2023 down 11.0% 106th
Cereal yield 503.5 kg per hectare 2023 down 47.8% 179th
Cereal production 178,060 metric tons 2023 down 53.5% 134th
Fertilizer consumption 0.1292 kilograms per hectare of arable land 2022 up 2,911.4% 193rd
Land area 627,340 sq. km 2023 unchanged 42nd
Agricultural land 441,292 sq. km 2023 up 0.0% 21st
Agricultural land 70.3% 2023 up 0.0% 19th
Arable land 1.10 million hectares 2023 unchanged 104th
Permanent cropland 0.0% 2023 up 12.3% 187th
Arable land 1.8% 2023 unchanged 175th
Arable land 0.0599 hectares per person 2023 down 29.9% 144th
Employment in agriculture, female (% of female employment) 34.3% 2025 up 4.2% 53rd
Employment in agriculture, male (% of male employment) 28.3% 2025 up 0.6% 66th
Employment in agriculture (% of total employment) 30.0% 2025 up 1.7% 60th
Average precipitation in depth 282 mm per year 2022 unchanged 157th
Crop production index 101.37 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 7.1% 123rd
Food production index 98.94 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 9.9% 148th
Livestock production index 98.64 2014-2016 = 100 2022 down 10.3% 149th
Forest area 9.2% 2023 down 11.8% 167th
Forest area 57,498 sq. km 2023 down 11.8% 73rd
Annual freshwater withdrawals, agriculture 99.5% 2022 unchanged 1st
Surface area 637,660 sq. km 2023 unchanged 42nd
Access to electricity, rural 24.4% 2024 down 37.3% 198th