Land area in hectares in Somalia
Somalia: Land area in hectares was 62.73 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Land area in hectares in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land area in hectares in Somalia is 62.73 million hectares, measured in 2023. 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 hectares in Somalia peaked at 62.73 million hectares in 1961 and was at its lowest, 62.73 million hectares, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 42nd of 233 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 9 |
| 1970s | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 62.73 million hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 39 Myanmar 65.27 million hectares compare
- 40 Afghanistan 65.22 million hectares compare
- 41 South Sudan 63.19 million hectares compare
- 43 Central African Republic 62.30 million hectares compare
- 44 Madagascar 58.18 million hectares compare
- 45 Kenya 58.09 million hectares compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3971 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.484 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.06 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6624 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.697 °C (2025)
- Universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land area in hectares in Somalia?
- Land area in hectares in Somalia was 62.73 million hectares 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 land area in hectares recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.73 million hectares in 1961.
- What is the lowest land area in hectares recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.73 million hectares in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for land area in hectares?
- Somalia ranks 42nd out of 233 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land area in hectares 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 Land area in hectares. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in hectares. 100 hectares is one square kilometer. 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.