Arable land per capita — all countries

Arable land per capita — Somalia

Arable land per capita in Somalia in 2023 — 0.0599 ha/person. Ranked 144 in the world out of 206. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 80.1%.

2023 0.0599 ha/person −3.03% vs 2022
World rank 144of 206
Period maximum 0.3018 ha/person1961
Period minimum 0.0599 ha/person2023

Trend over time

1961–2023 · hectares per capita

Arable land per capita — Somalia, 1961–202300.10.20.30.419611968197519821989199620032010201720231961: 0.3018 ha/person1963: 0.2897 ha/person1965: 0.2779 ha/person1967: 0.2666 ha/person1969: 0.2557 ha/person1971: 0.2452 ha/person1973: 0.2351 ha/person1975: 0.2255 ha/person1977: 0.2161 ha/person1979: 0.1797 ha/person1981: 0.1653 ha/person1983: 0.1612 ha/person1985: 0.1507 ha/person1987: 0.1408 ha/person1989: 0.1435 ha/person1991: 0.15 ha/person1993: 0.1533 ha/person1995: 0.1421 ha/person1997: 0.1333 ha/person1999: 0.1228 ha/person2001: 0.1136 ha/person2003: 0.1093 ha/person2005: 0.1033 ha/person2007: 0.0883 ha/person2009: 0.092 ha/person2011: 0.081 ha/person2013: 0.0855 ha/person2015: 0.0797 ha/person2017: 0.0737 ha/person2019: 0.0686 ha/person2021: 0.0637 ha/person2023: 0.0599 ha/person
Change over the period: −0.2419 (−80.15%) Average annual rate: -2.57 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Somalia

Somalia 0.0599 ha/person
World 0.1717 ha/person
Sub-Saharan Africa 0.1904 ha/person
Eastern Africa computed 0.1455 ha/person
Low-income countries computed 0.19 ha/person
Arable land per capita — Somalia, by year Somalia All countries CSV XLSX
Year ha/person Change Change, %
2023 0.0599 −0.0019 −3.03%
2022 0.0618 −0.0019 −2.98%
2021 0.0637 −0.0024 −3.59%
2020 0.0661 −0.0026 −3.72%
2019 0.0686 −0.0026 −3.61%
2018 0.0712 −0.0026 −3.47%
2017 0.0737 −0.0029 −3.81%
2016 0.0767 −0.003 −3.78%
2015 0.0797 −0.0028 −3.39%
2014 0.0825 −0.003 −3.52%
2013 0.0855 +0.0052 +6.51%
2012 0.0802 −0.0007 −0.9%
2011 0.081 −0.0087 −9.73%
2010 0.0897 −0.0023 −2.45%
2009 0.092 −0.0024 −2.49%
2008 0.0943 +0.006 +6.79%
2007 0.0883 −0.0073 −7.68%
2006 0.0957 −0.0077 −7.43%
2005 0.1033 −0.0066 −5.98%
2004 0.1099 +0.0006 +0.57%
2003 0.1093 −0.0021 −1.9%
2002 0.1114 −0.0022 −1.93%
2001 0.1136 −0.0044 −3.73%
2000 0.118 −0.0048 −3.92%
1999 0.1228 −0.0051 −3.96%
1998 0.1279 −0.0054 −4.06%
1997 0.1333 −0.0042 −3.08%
1996 0.1375 −0.0045 −3.19%
1995 0.1421 −0.0045 −3.08%
1994 0.1466 −0.0067 −4.36%
1993 0.1533 −0.0042 −2.69%
1992 0.1575 +0.0075 +5.01%
1991 0.15 +0.0057 +3.95%
1990 0.1443 +0.0008 +0.55%
1989 0.1435 +0.0024 +1.69%
1988 0.1411 +0.0003 +0.2%
1987 0.1408 −0.0045 −3.13%
1986 0.1454 −0.0054 −3.56%
1985 0.1507 −0.0054 −3.48%
1984 0.1562 −0.005 −3.09%
1983 0.1612 −0.0044 −2.65%
1982 0.1656 +0.0003 +0.15%
1981 0.1653 −0.0005 −0.28%
1980 0.1658 −0.0139 −7.74%
1979 0.1797 −0.0226 −11.19%
1978 0.2023 −0.0138 −6.39%
1977 0.2161 −0.0049 −2.23%
1976 0.221 −0.0044 −1.97%
1975 0.2255 −0.0045 −1.97%
1974 0.23 −0.0051 −2.15%
1973 0.2351 −0.0051 −2.11%
1972 0.2401 −0.0051 −2.07%
1971 0.2452 −0.0052 −2.07%
1970 0.2504 −0.0053 −2.08%
1969 0.2557 −0.0054 −2.07%
1968 0.2611 −0.0055 −2.07%
1967 0.2666 −0.0056 −2.06%
1966 0.2722 −0.0057 −2.06%
1965 0.2779 −0.0058 −2.06%
1964 0.2838 −0.0059 −2.04%
1963 0.2897 −0.006 −2.04%
1962 0.2957 −0.0061 −2.03%
1961 0.3018

About the indicator

The area of arable land per inhabitant, in hectares. A key resource indicator of food security: countries with little arable land per person must either achieve very high yields or import food. The world value is falling — the area of arable land is barely growing while the population increases.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its arable land over all of its population. The indicator speaks of land endowment, not of yield: a hectare gives different amounts in different climates.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.