World Bank · Agriculture

Somalia: Arable land (% of land area)

1.75percent · 2024-0.1% since 2014

Arable land 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. Annual figures for Somalia from 1961 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20241.753
20231.753
20221.753
20211.753
20201.753
20191.753
20181.753
20171.753
20161.754
20151.756
20141.756
20131.756
20121.596
20111.596
20101.756
20091.756
20081.756
20071.596
20061.676
20051.756
20041.805
20031.728
20021.698
20011.668
20001.662
19991.662
19981.662
19971.66
19961.652
19951.644
19941.635
19931.625
19921.627
19911.625
19901.625
19891.622
19881.62
19871.614
19861.606
19851.598
19841.59
19831.587
19821.579
19811.571
19801.563
19791.555
19781.547
19771.539
19761.531
19751.523
19741.515
19731.507
19721.499
19711.495
19701.487
19691.479
19681.472
19671.464
19661.456
19651.448
19641.44
19631.432
19621.424
19611.416

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Arable land (% of land area). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-arable-land-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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