Beef production in Somalia
Somalia: Beef production was 55,481 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55,481 tonnes
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
97th
of 198 countries
All-time high
67,650 tonnes
in 2005
All-time low
27,170 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Beef production in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 55,481 tonnes for beef production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, beef production in Somalia peaked at 67,650 tonnes in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27,170 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Somalia 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Beef production in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 27,170 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 27,610 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 28,050 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 28,490 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 29,040 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 29,370 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 30,690 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 31,900 tonnes | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 33,770 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 32,670 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 33,330 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 32,230 tonnes | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 32,450 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 30,690 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 32,780 tonnes | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 31,460 tonnes | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 37,400 tonnes | +18.9% |
| 1978 | 33,220 tonnes | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 33,660 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 37,950 tonnes | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 42,020 tonnes | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 40,700 tonnes | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 41,800 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 39,820 tonnes | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 41,800 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 35,420 tonnes | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 43,505 tonnes | +22.8% |
| 1988 | 50,160 tonnes | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 50,600 tonnes | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 46,200 tonnes | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 40,700 tonnes | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 36,300 tonnes | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 41,800 tonnes | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 44,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 49,500 tonnes | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 53,900 tonnes | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 60,500 tonnes | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 61,600 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 58,300 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 61,600 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 62,700 tonnes | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 61,600 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 63,800 tonnes | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 64,900 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 67,650 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 66,000 tonnes | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 59,400 tonnes | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 58,850 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 58,300 tonnes | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 59,180 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 59,620 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 59,840 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 60,500 tonnes | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 59,335 tonnes | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 58,498 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 57,150 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 57,226 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 56,951 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 56,000 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 55,000 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 27,914 tonnes | -49.2% |
| 2022 | 55,402 tonnes | +98.5% |
| 2023 | 55,436 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 55,481 tonnes | +0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 55,481 tonnes is above the median for low income countries, which is 55,481 tonnes, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 55,481 tonnes is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39,552 tonnes, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Beef 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +98.5% | 27,914 tonnes | 55,402 tonnes |
| 2021 | -49.2% | 55,000 tonnes | 27,914 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29,566 tonnes | 27,170 tonnes | 33,770 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 32,989 tonnes | 30,690 tonnes | 37,400 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 42,378 tonnes | 35,420 tonnes | 50,600 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,280 tonnes | 36,300 tonnes | 61,600 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,480 tonnes | 58,300 tonnes | 67,650 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 58,430 tonnes | 56,000 tonnes | 60,500 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,847 tonnes | 27,914 tonnes | 55,481 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -13.31 % change on previous year (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.5579 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 81.24 current US$ per person (1990)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
Frequently asked questions
- What is beef production in Somalia?
- Beef production in Somalia was 55,481 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest beef production recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 67,650 tonnes in 2005.
- What is the lowest beef production recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27,170 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for beef production?
- Somalia ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is beef production rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Beef production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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