Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Somalia

Somalia: Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures was 68.54 percent in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
68.54 percent
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 208 countries
All-time high
68.54 percent
in 1961
All-time low
68.54 percent
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Somalia, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.

Analysis

In 2023, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Somalia stood at 68.54 percent. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Somalia peaked at 68.54 percent in 1961 and was at its lowest, 68.54 percent, in 1961.

That places Somalia 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 9
1970s 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 10
1980s 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 10
1990s 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 10
2000s 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 10
2010s 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 10
2020s 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 68.54 percent 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 5 Faroe Islands 70.07 percent compare
  2. 6 South Africa 69.19 percent compare
  3. 7 Uruguay 68.56 percent compare
  4. 9 Kazakhstan 68.33 percent compare
  5. 10 Mongolia 68.22 percent compare
  6. 11 Lesotho 65.88 percent compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Somalia?
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Somalia was 68.54 percent in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 68.54 percent in 1961.
What is the lowest share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 68.54 percent in 1961.
How does Somalia rank for share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures?
Somalia ranks 8th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures
Unit
percent
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 12,094 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Permanent meadows and pastures are areas used permanently (five years or more) for herbaceous forage crops, either cultivated or growing wild (wild prairie or grazing land).