Rice — Production in Somalia

Somalia: Rice — Production was 2,000 t in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
2,000 t
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
100th
of 133 countries
All-time high
19,700 t
in 1989
All-time low
0 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Rice — Production in Somalia, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 2,000 t for rice — production in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, rice — production in Somalia peaked at 19,700 t in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0 t, in 1961.

Somalia ranks 100th of 133 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Rice — Production in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Rice — Production in Somalia, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 0 t —
1962 0 t —
1963 0 t —
1964 0 t —
1965 0 t —
1966 0 t —
1967 0 t —
1968 0 t —
1969 0 t —
1970 1,000 t —
1971 1,400 t +40.0%
1972 2,600 t +85.7%
1973 1,600 t -38.5%
1974 1,700 t +6.2%
1975 3,300 t +94.1%
1976 3,600 t +9.1%
1977 8,000 t +122.2%
1978 11,400 t +42.5%
1979 12,400 t +8.8%
1980 16,100 t +29.8%
1981 19,500 t +21.1%
1982 19,000 t -2.6%
1983 3,900 t -79.5%
1984 4,200 t +7.7%
1985 10,600 t +152.4%
1986 11,900 t +12.3%
1987 12,000 t +0.8%
1988 12,000 t +0.0%
1989 19,700 t +64.2%
1990 15,000 t -23.9%
1991 10,000 t -33.3%
1992 15,000 t +50.0%
1993 5,000 t -66.7%
1994 1,650 t -67.0%
1995 2,000 t +21.2%
1996 2,888 t +44.4%
1997 2,809 t -2.7%
1998 2,000 t -28.8%
1999 2,000 t +0.0%
2000 2,000 t +0.0%
2001 4,000 t +100.0%
2002 12,000 t +200.0%
2003 12,000 t +0.0%
2004 18,000 t +50.0%
2005 14,509 t -19.4%
2006 14,339 t -1.2%
2007 16,000 t +11.6%
2008 10,014 t -37.4%
2009 5,200 t -48.1%
2010 8,580 t +65.0%
2011 4,270 t -50.2%
2012 5,356 t +25.4%
2013 1,970 t -63.2%
2014 600 t -69.5%
2015 2,450 t +308.3%
2016 1,375 t -43.9%
2017 1,474 t +7.2%
2018 1,766 t +19.9%
2019 2,003 t +13.4%
2020 2,008 t +0.3%
2021 2,000 t -0.4%
2022 2,000 t +0.0%
2023 2,000 t +0.0%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 2,000 t is below the median for low income countries, which is 212,976 t, 1% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 2,000 t is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 183,100 t, 1% of the median. (37 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Rice — Production in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +308.3% 600 t 2,450 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0 t 0 t 0 t 9
1970s 4,700 t 1,000 t 12,400 t 10
1980s 12,890 t 3,900 t 19,700 t 10
1990s 5,835 t 1,650 t 15,000 t 10
2000s 10,806 t 2,000 t 18,000 t 10
2010s 2,984 t 600 t 8,580 t 10
2020s 2,002 t 2,000 t 2,008 t 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 97 Puerto Rico 3,628 t compare
  2. 98 South Africa 3,082 t compare
  3. 99 Solomon Islands 2,753 t compare
  4. 101 Gabon 1,731 t compare
  5. 102 Eswatini 1,001 t compare
  6. 103 Congo 1,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is rice — production in Somalia?
Rice — production in Somalia was 2,000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest rice — production recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 19,700 t in 1989.
What is the lowest rice — production recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 t in 1961.
How does Somalia rank for rice — production?
Somalia ranks 100th out of 133 countries with data for 2023.
Is rice — production rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Rice — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Rice — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
179 places, 9,482 data points, 1961–2023
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