Cape Verde vs Somalia: Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty
Cape Verde
40.3 kg per hectare
in 2024
Somalia
503.5 kg per hectare
in 2023
Cape Verde rank
180th
Somalia rank
178th
Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Cape Verde
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 503.5 kg per hectare against 40.3 kg per hectare in Cape Verde, a difference of 463.2 kg per hectare.
That makes Somalia's figure about 12.5 times Cape Verde's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Somalia ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 180th and Somalia ranks 178th of 180 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 352.95 kg per hectare | 503.76 kg per hectare | 150.81 kg per hectare | Somalia |
| 2000s | 342.96 kg per hectare | 630.89 kg per hectare | 287.93 kg per hectare | Somalia |
| 2010s | 131.11 kg per hectare | 661.05 kg per hectare | 529.94 kg per hectare | Somalia |
| 2020s | 16.62 kg per hectare | 429.25 kg per hectare | 412.62 kg per hectare | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty, Cape Verde or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 503.5 kg per hectare against 40.3 kg per hectare in Cape Verde as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty between Cape Verde and Somalia?
- 463.2 kg per hectare, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Somalia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cape Verde and Somalia rank globally for cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Cape Verde ranks 180th and Somalia ranks 178th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Extreme poverty is defined as living below the International Poverty Line of $3 per day. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.