Arable land in Somalia
Somalia: Arable land was 1.10 million hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 1.10 million hectares for arable land in 2023.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, arable land in Somalia peaked at 1.13 million hectares in 2004 and was at its lowest, 891,000 hectares, in 1961.
That places Somalia 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 911,000 hectares | 891,000 hectares | 931,000 hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 957,600 hectares | 936,000 hectares | 979,000 hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.01 million hectares | 984,000 hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | 1.04 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 1.13 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million hectares | 1.00 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.10 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | 1.10 million hectares | 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 1.10 million hectares 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 1.13 million hectares in 2004.
- What is the lowest arable land recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 891,000 hectares in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for arable land?
- Somalia ranks 104th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is arable land rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Arable land (in hectares) 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.