What is land area in Somalia?

Land area in Somalia was 627,340 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

What is the highest land area recorded in Somalia?

The highest recorded value was 627,340 sq. km in 1961.

What is the lowest land area recorded in Somalia?

The lowest recorded value was 627,340 sq. km in 1961.

How does Somalia rank for land area?

Somalia ranks 42nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.

Is land area rising or falling in Somalia?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Somalia data come from?

The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Land area in Somalia

Name: Land area in Somalia
Creator: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Somalia: Land area was 627,340 sq. km in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

627,340 sq. km

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

42nd

of 216 countries

All-time high

627,340 sq. km

in 1961

All-time low

627,340 sq. km

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Land area in Somalia, 1961–2023

Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.

Analysis

In 2023, land area in Somalia stood at 627,340 sq. km. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, land area in Somalia peaked at 627,340 sq. km in 1961 and was at its lowest, 627,340 sq. km, in 1961.

Somalia ranks 42nd of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	9
1970s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	10
1980s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	10
1990s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	10
2000s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	10
2010s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	10
2020s	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	627,340 sq. km	4

Countries ranked near Somalia

39 Myanmar 652,670 sq. km compare
40 Afghanistan 652,230 sq. km compare
41 South Sudan 631,930 sq. km compare
43 Central African Republic 622,980 sq. km compare
44 Madagascar 581,800 sq. km compare
45 Kenya 580,876 sq. km compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is land area in Somalia?: Land area in Somalia was 627,340 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
What is the highest land area recorded in Somalia?: The highest recorded value was 627,340 sq. km in 1961.
What is the lowest land area recorded in Somalia?: The lowest recorded value was 627,340 sq. km in 1961.
How does Somalia rank for land area?: Somalia ranks 42nd out of 216 countries with data for 2023.
Is land area rising or falling in Somalia?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Somalia data come from?: The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Land area (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.