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Maize (corn) production in Somalia

Maize (corn) production in Somalia was 69,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 27.4% from 2023. That is the 109th highest of 169 countries in 2024.

2024, tonnes69,000
Change on 2023-27.4%
Rank109th of 169Countries ranked
Series high353,3001988
Series low49,0002021

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Maize (corn) production in Somalia, 1961 to 2024

0100K200K300K400K19611971198119912001201120241961: 120,000 tonnes1962: 117,000 tonnes1963: 115,000 tonnes1964: 110,000 tonnes1965: 110,000 tonnes1966: 105,000 tonnes1967: 115,000 tonnes1968: 110,000 tonnes1969: 113,000 tonnes1970: 108,800 tonnes1971: 101,000 tonnes1972: 141,000 tonnes1973: 81,000 tonnes1974: 88,800 tonnes1975: 103,800 tonnes1976: 107,600 tonnes1977: 111,300 tonnes1978: 107,700 tonnes1979: 108,200 tonnes1980: 110,000 tonnes1981: 142,000 tonnes1982: 149,900 tonnes1983: 235,700 tonnes1984: 270,100 tonnes1985: 280,000 tonnes1986: 336,200 tonnes1987: 286,200 tonnes1988: 353,300 tonnes1989: 299,100 tonnes1990: 78,727 tonnes1991: 100,000 tonnes1992: 101,000 tonnes1993: 79,000 tonnes1994: 150,360 tonnes1995: 146,000 tonnes1996: 142,000 tonnes1997: 133,706 tonnes1998: 135,665 tonnes1999: 165,615 tonnes2000: 265,930 tonnes2001: 287,500 tonnes2002: 287,500 tonnes2003: 268,860 tonnes2004: 202,470 tonnes2005: 200,000 tonnes2006: 100,000 tonnes2007: 100,000 tonnes2008: 100,000 tonnes2009: 128,923 tonnes2010: 132,627 tonnes2011: 65,126 tonnes2012: 145,128 tonnes2013: 149,497 tonnes2014: 107,000 tonnes2015: 116,000 tonnes2016: 60,000 tonnes2017: 77,000 tonnes2018: 102,000 tonnes2019: 57,000 tonnes2020: 75,000 tonnes2021: 49,000 tonnes2022: 65,000 tonnes2023: 95,000 tonnes2024: 69,000 tonnes0100K200K300K400K19611983200520241961: 120,000 tonnes1962: 117,000 tonnes1963: 115,000 tonnes1964: 110,000 tonnes1965: 110,000 tonnes1966: 105,000 tonnes1967: 115,000 tonnes1968: 110,000 tonnes1969: 113,000 tonnes1970: 108,800 tonnes1971: 101,000 tonnes1972: 141,000 tonnes1973: 81,000 tonnes1974: 88,800 tonnes1975: 103,800 tonnes1976: 107,600 tonnes1977: 111,300 tonnes1978: 107,700 tonnes1979: 108,200 tonnes1980: 110,000 tonnes1981: 142,000 tonnes1982: 149,900 tonnes1983: 235,700 tonnes1984: 270,100 tonnes1985: 280,000 tonnes1986: 336,200 tonnes1987: 286,200 tonnes1988: 353,300 tonnes1989: 299,100 tonnes1990: 78,727 tonnes1991: 100,000 tonnes1992: 101,000 tonnes1993: 79,000 tonnes1994: 150,360 tonnes1995: 146,000 tonnes1996: 142,000 tonnes1997: 133,706 tonnes1998: 135,665 tonnes1999: 165,615 tonnes2000: 265,930 tonnes2001: 287,500 tonnes2002: 287,500 tonnes2003: 268,860 tonnes2004: 202,470 tonnes2005: 200,000 tonnes2006: 100,000 tonnes2007: 100,000 tonnes2008: 100,000 tonnes2009: 128,923 tonnes2010: 132,627 tonnes2011: 65,126 tonnes2012: 145,128 tonnes2013: 149,497 tonnes2014: 107,000 tonnes2015: 116,000 tonnes2016: 60,000 tonnes2017: 77,000 tonnes2018: 102,000 tonnes2019: 57,000 tonnes2020: 75,000 tonnes2021: 49,000 tonnes2022: 65,000 tonnes2023: 95,000 tonnes2024: 69,000 tonnes
tonnes. Source: FAOSTAT, Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-12-31.
All 64 values
Periodtonnes
202469,000
202395,000
202265,000
202149,000
202075,000
201957,000
2018102,000
201777,000
201660,000
2015116,000
2014107,000
2013149,497
2012145,128
201165,126
2010132,627
2009128,923
2008100,000 Estimated
2007100,000 Estimated
2006100,000 Estimated
2005200,000 Estimated
2004202,470
2003268,860
2002287,500
2001287,500
2000265,930
1999165,615 Estimated
1998135,665
1997133,706
1996142,000
1995146,000
1994150,360
199379,000
1992101,000
1991100,000
199078,727 Estimated
1989299,100
1988353,300
1987286,200
1986336,200
1985280,000
1984270,100
1983235,700
1982149,900
1981142,000
1980110,000
1979108,200
1978107,700
1977111,300
1976107,600
1975103,800
197488,800
197381,000
1972141,000
1971101,000
1970108,800
1969113,000 Estimated
1968110,000 Estimated
1967115,000 Estimated
1966105,000 Estimated
1965110,000 Estimated
1964110,000 Estimated
1963115,000 Estimated
1962117,000 Estimated
1961120,000 Estimated

Somalia compared with nearby places

United Arab Emirates: 20,216 tonnesAfghanistan: 260,000 tonnesAntigua and Barbuda: 50 tonnesAlbania: 410,438 tonnesArmenia: 6,298 tonnesAngola: 3,352,459 tonnesArgentina: 57,494,500 tonnesAustria: 2,059,360 tonnesAustralia: 447,027 tonnesAzerbaijan: 302,689 tonnesBosnia and Herzegovina: 762,288 tonnesBangladesh: 4,592,508 tonnesBelgium: 501,790 tonnesBurkina Faso: 1,850,000 tonnesBulgaria: 1,635,100 tonnesBurundi: 590,000 tonnesBenin: 2,094,824 tonnesBolivia: 1,118,419 tonnesBrazil: 114,953,303 tonnesBahamas: 605 tonnesBhutan: 27,636 tonnesBotswana: 18,000 tonnesBelarus: 1,700,000 tonnesBelize: 104,890 tonnesCanada: 15,344,938 tonnesDemocratic Republic of the Congo: 2,387,753 tonnesCentral African Republic: 200,000 tonnesRepublic of the Congo: 13,000 tonnesSwitzerland: 156,750 tonnesCôte d’Ivoire: 1,640,661 tonnesChile: 530,937 tonnesCameroon: 2,200,000 tonnesChina: 294,920,000 tonnesColombia: 1,489,582 tonnesCosta Rica: 8,042 tonnesCuba: 220,000 tonnesCape Verde: 5 tonnesCzechia: 712,240 tonnesGermany: 5,010,500 tonnesDjibouti: 17 tonnesDenmark: 62,660 tonnesDominican Republic: 91,449 tonnesAlgeria: 12,000 tonnesEcuador: 1,195,203 tonnesEstonia: 0 tonnesEgypt: 7,206,000 tonnesEritrea: 20,000 tonnesSpain: 3,500,060 tonnesEthiopia: 11,701,131 tonnesFinland: 0 tonnesFiji: 2,421 tonnesFrance: 14,670,620 tonnesGabon: 45,976 tonnesGeorgia: 211,500 tonnesGhana: 3,794,000 tonnesGambia: 25,817 tonnesGuinea: 937,000 tonnesGreece: 960,030 tonnesGuatemala: 2,261,090 tonnesGuinea-Bissau: 15,000 tonnesGuyana: 4,000 tonnesHonduras: 730,330 tonnesCroatia: 2,067,100 tonnesHaiti: 175,000 tonnesHungary: 5,297,730 tonnesIndonesia: 15,138,912 tonnesIreland: 0 tonnesIsrael: 43,671 tonnesIndia: 40,230,573 tonnesIraq: 500,000 tonnesIran: 269,805 tonnesItaly: 4,940,530 tonnesJamaica: 2,381 tonnesJordan: 0 tonnesJapan: 169 tonnesKenya: 4,023,000 tonnesKyrgyzstan: 805,250 tonnesCambodia: 1,380,000 tonnesNorth Korea: 2,300,000 tonnesSouth Korea: 89,000 tonnesKuwait: 30,030 tonnesKazakhstan: 1,005,167 tonnesLaos: 515,300 tonnesLebanon: 5,000 tonnesSri Lanka: 223,496 tonnesLesotho: 56,443 tonnesLithuania: 111,740 tonnesLuxembourg: 1,720 tonnesLatvia: 0 tonnesLibya: 3,800 tonnesMorocco: 73,227 tonnesMoldova: 716,903 tonnesMontenegro: 3,464 tonnesMadagascar: 265,000 tonnesNorth Macedonia: 130,413 tonnesMali: 3,952,763 tonnesMyanmar: 2,050,000 tonnesMauritania: 18,000 tonnesMauritius: 1,289 tonnesMalawi: 3,000,000 tonnesMexico: 24,326,508 tonnesMalaysia: 1,317 tonnesMozambique: 2,318,945 tonnesNamibia: 30,056 tonnesNew Caledonia: 7,326 tonnesNiger: 44,298 tonnesNigeria: 11,164,000 tonnesNetherlands: 122,710 tonnesNepal: 3,193,869 tonnesNew Zealand: 244,444 tonnesOman: 2,492 tonnesPanama: 88,900 tonnesPeru: 1,686,077 tonnesPapua New Guinea: 12,926 tonnesPhilippines: 8,138,178 tonnesPakistan: 9,200,000 tonnesPoland: 9,223,230 tonnesPuerto Rico: 233 tonnesPortugal: 617,530 tonnesParaguay: 3,942,500 tonnesQatar: 1,605 tonnesRomania: 5,971,850 tonnesSerbia: 5,107,309 tonnesRussia: 13,954,000 tonnesRwanda: 627,086 tonnesSaudi Arabia: 67,441 tonnesSudan: 22,170 tonnesSweden: 15,500 tonnesSlovenia: 384,930 tonnesSlovakia: 1,063,820 tonnesSierra Leone: 27,443 tonnesSenegal: 774,000 tonnesSomalia: 69,000 tonnesSuriname: 111 tonnesSouth Sudan: 157,000 tonnesEl Salvador: 785,000 tonnesSyria: 320,113 tonnesEswatini: 75,000 tonnesChad: 394,045 tonnesTogo: 1,010,000 tonnesThailand: 4,558,192 tonnesTajikistan: 340,000 tonnesTimor-Leste: 70,000 tonnesTurkmenistan: 6,740 tonnesTürkiye: 8,100,000 tonnesTrinidad and Tobago: 0 tonnesTaiwan: 220,070 tonnesTanzania: 10,084,000 tonnesUkraine: 26,863,740 tonnesUganda: 5,000,000 tonnesUnited States: 377,632,690 tonnesUruguay: 581,658 tonnesUzbekistan: 866,836 tonnesVenezuela: 2,832,022 tonnesVietnam: 4,402,173 tonnesVanuatu: 985 tonnesYemen: 58,000 tonnesSouth Africa: 12,850,000 tonnesZambia: 1,511,143 tonnesZimbabwe: 634,699 tonnes
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Maize (corn) production, 2024, tonnes. Somalia is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Quantity of maize (corn) harvested dry for grain produced in the calendar year, in tonnes, as published in FAOSTAT's crops and livestock products domain. Countries report to FAO through its annual production questionnaire; FAO fills gaps with official publications and its own estimates.

Green maize and maize cut for forage are not included. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510) (Maize (corn) production, Somalia, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip

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Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Somalia, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/somalia. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Maize (corn) production, Somalia, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/somalia.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510), Maize (corn) production, Somalia, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/maize-production/somalia (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the maize (corn) production in Somalia?

Maize (corn) production in Somalia was 69,000 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 27.4% from 2023. That is the 109th highest of 169 countries in 2024.

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Maize (corn), production, t (item 56, element 5510). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest maize (corn) production in Somalia?

353,300 tonnes in 1988, the highest value since 1961 in this series.

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