Arable land in Somalia
Somalia: Arable land was 0.0599 hectares per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Arable land in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for arable land in Somalia is 0.0599 hectares per person, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Somalia peaked at 0.3018 hectares per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0599 hectares per person, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 144th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2783 hectares per person | 0.2557 hectares per person | 0.3018 hectares per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2245 hectares per person | 0.1797 hectares per person | 0.2504 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1536 hectares per person | 0.1408 hectares per person | 0.1658 hectares per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1415 hectares per person | 0.1228 hectares per person | 0.1575 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1036 hectares per person | 0.0883 hectares per person | 0.118 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0789 hectares per person | 0.0686 hectares per person | 0.0897 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0629 hectares per person | 0.0599 hectares per person | 0.0661 hectares per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Rural population 44.9% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
- Cereal yield 503.5 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal production 178,060 metric tons (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is arable land in Somalia?
- Arable land in Somalia was 0.0599 hectares per person in 2023, according to FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest arable land recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3018 hectares per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0599 hectares per person in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for arable land?
- Somalia ranks 144th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Arable land (hectares per person). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (hectares per person) includes land defined by the FAO as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land temporarily fallow. Land abandoned as a result of shifting cultivation is excluded.