All sugar crops production in Somalia
In 2024 Somalia produced 215,200 t of all sugar crops, the 102nd largest in the world (0.01% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 6.4%. The record was 483,200 t in 1982. Area harvested: 6,088 ha, yield 35.3 t/ha.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 215,200 t
- World rank
- 102 of 137
- 10-year change
- −6.4%
- Record
- 483,200 t
- 1982
All sugar crops in Somalia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Somalia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.01%
- 0.01% in 2014
- Yield, t/ha
- 35.3
- world 70.9 (−50%)
- kg per person
- 11.3
- world 274
- 10-year change
- −6.4%
- world +3.5%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Gabon | 273,073 | 0.01% |
| 101 | Azerbaijan | 224,671 | 0.01% |
| 102 | Somalia | 215,200 | 0.01% |
| 103 | Ghana | 156,723 | 0.01% |
| 104 | Rwanda | 156,259 | 0.01% |
Map of world production of sugar crops
Share of the world total; Somalia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 215,200 | +1.0% | 6,088 | 35.35 |
| 2023 | 213,000 | −16% | 6,034 | 35.30 |
| 2022 | 254,000 | +4.9% | 7,204 | 35.26 |
| 2021 | 242,200 | +14% | 6,877 | 35.22 |
| 2020 | 213,000 | −8.6% | 6,040 | 35.26 |
| 2019 | 233,000 | +1.3% | 6,582 | 35.40 |
| 2018 | 230,000 | +4.5% | 6,512 | 35.32 |
| 2017 | 220,000 | 0.0% | 6,254 | 35.18 |
| 2016 | 220,000 | −4.3% | 6,195 | 35.51 |
| 2015 | 230,000 | 0.0% | 6,477 | 35.51 |
| 2014 | 230,000 | +4.5% | 6,502 | 35.37 |
| 2013 | 220,000 | 0.0% | 6,100 | 36.07 |
| 2012 | 220,000 | −4.3% | 6,100 | 36.07 |
| 2011 | 230,000 | 0.0% | 6,200 | 37.10 |
| 2010 | 230,000 | 0.0% | 6,200 | 37.10 |
| 2009 | 230,000 | +15% | 6,200 | 37.10 |
| 2008 | 200,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 33.33 |
| 2007 | 200,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 33.33 |
| 2006 | 200,000 | +33% | 5,800 | 34.48 |
| 2005 | 150,000 | −25% | 5,500 | 27.27 |
| 2004 | 200,000 | −13% | 6,200 | 32.26 |
| 2003 | 230,000 | +9.5% | 6,600 | 34.85 |
| 2002 | 210,000 | +5.0% | 6,200 | 33.87 |
| 2001 | 200,000 | −9.1% | 6,200 | 32.26 |
| 2000 | 220,000 | +4.8% | 6,200 | 35.48 |
| 1999 | 210,000 | +11% | 6,000 | 35.00 |
| 1998 | 190,000 | +5.6% | 6,000 | 31.67 |
| 1997 | 180,000 | −14% | 6,000 | 30.00 |
| 1996 | 210,000 | +5.0% | 6,000 | 35.00 |
| 1995 | 200,000 | 0.0% | 6,000 | 33.33 |
| 1994 | 200,000 | +11% | 6,000 | 33.33 |
| 1993 | 180,000 | −36% | 6,000 | 30.00 |
| 1992 | 280,000 | −3.4% | 7,000 | 40.00 |
| 1991 | 290,000 | +21% | 7,000 | 41.43 |
| 1990 | 240,000 | −47% | 6,000 | 40.00 |
| 1989 | 450,000 | 0.0% | 9,000 | 50.00 |
| 1988 | 450,000 | +15% | 9,000 | 50.00 |
| 1987 | 390,000 | +56% | 7,900 | 49.37 |
| 1986 | 250,000 | −44% | 5,100 | 49.02 |
| 1985 | 443,500 | +30% | 9,800 | 45.26 |
| 1984 | 342,300 | −24% | 9,800 | 34.93 |
| 1983 | 449,700 | −6.9% | 9,300 | 48.35 |
| 1982 | 483,200 | +28% | 8,500 | 56.85 |
| 1981 | 378,200 | −9.8% | 8,200 | 46.12 |
| 1980 | 419,500 | +58% | 6,600 | 63.56 |
| 1979 | 265,000 | −15% | 3,000 | 88.33 |
| 1978 | 311,500 | −2.7% | 3,500 | 89.00 |
| 1977 | 320,000 | −4.0% | 3,600 | 88.89 |
| 1976 | 333,300 | −13% | 4,100 | 81.29 |
| 1975 | 385,000 | −3.8% | 3,600 | 106.94 |
| 1974 | 400,000 | −10% | 3,630 | 110.19 |
| 1973 | 444,500 | +9.1% | 3,079 | 144.37 |
| 1972 | 407,500 | −12% | 3,040 | 134.05 |
| 1971 | 463,000 | +2.8% | 3,180 | 145.60 |
| 1970 | 450,400 | +14% | 3,480 | 129.43 |
| 1969 | 393,391 | +42% | 3,650 | 107.78 |
| 1968 | 276,790 | −15% | 2,380 | 116.30 |
| 1967 | 326,882 | +37% | 3,180 | 102.79 |
| 1966 | 238,683 | +59% | 1,810 | 131.87 |
| 1965 | 149,708 | +65% | 1,662 | 90.08 |
| 1964 | 90,595 | −23% | 1,418 | 63.89 |
| 1963 | 117,338 | −8.9% | 1,614 | 72.70 |
| 1962 | 128,842 | +10% | 1,390 | 92.69 |
| 1961 | 116,792 | — | 1,174 | 99.48 |
Questions and answers
What is the production of sugar crops in Somalia?
Somalia produced 215,200 t in 2024, 0.01% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Somalia rank in the world for production of sugar crops?
Somalia ranked 102nd of 137 countries in 2024. The largest producer was Brazil with 34.0% of the world total.
How has the production of sugar crops in Somalia changed?
It fell by 6.4% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +3.5% for the world. The record was 483,200 t in 1982.
What is the yield of sugar crops in Somalia?
35.3 tonnes per hectare in 2024 (215,200 t from 6,088 ha), against a world average of 70.9 t/ha.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Somalia is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

