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
Share of land used for permanent meadows and pastures in Somalia, 1961–2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 5 Faroe Islands 70.07 percent compare
- 6 South Africa 69.19 percent compare
- 7 Uruguay 68.56 percent compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 68.33 percent compare
- 10 Mongolia 68.22 percent compare
- 11 Lesotho 65.88 percent compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
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
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).