Land area in hectares in Somalia
Somalia: Land area in hectares was 62.73 million hectares in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
62.73 million hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
43rd
of 238 countries
All-time high
62.73 million hectares
in 1961
All-time low
62.73 million hectares
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
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 43rd of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land area in hectares in Somalia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.73 million hectares | — |
| 1962 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.73 million hectares | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 62.73 million hectares is above the median for low income countries, which is 52.80 million hectares, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 62.73 million hectares is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 29.58 million hectares, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- 40 Myanmar 65.27 million hectares compare
- 41 Afghanistan 65.22 million hectares compare
- 42 South Sudan 63.19 million hectares compare
- 44 Central African Republic 62.30 million hectares compare
- 45 Madagascar 58.18 million hectares compare
- 46 Kenya 58.09 million hectares compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 1,290 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 40,976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
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 43rd out of 238 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.