Cattle — Stocks in Somalia
Somalia: Cattle — Stocks was 4.79 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cattle — Stocks in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 4.79 million An for cattle — stocks in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cattle — stocks in Somalia peaked at 5.60 million An in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.15 million An, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 54th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Cattle — Stocks in Somalia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.15 million An | — |
| 1962 | 3.20 million An | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 3.25 million An | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 3.30 million An | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 3.35 million An | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 3.40 million An | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 3.50 million An | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 3.65 million An | +4.3% |
| 1969 | 3.80 million An | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 3.80 million An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3.65 million An | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 3.70 million An | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 3.65 million An | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 3.40 million An | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 3.74 million An | +10.1% |
| 1976 | 3.62 million An | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 4.04 million An | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 4.53 million An | +12.2% |
| 1979 | 4.48 million An | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 4.36 million An | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 4.47 million An | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 4.57 million An | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 4.20 million An | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 4.30 million An | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 4.49 million An | +4.6% |
| 1986 | 4.57 million An | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 4.77 million An | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 4.98 million An | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 4.80 million An | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 4.00 million An | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 3.50 million An | -12.5% |
| 1992 | 3.30 million An | -5.7% |
| 1993 | 4.20 million An | +27.3% |
| 1994 | 5.00 million An | +19.0% |
| 1995 | 5.20 million An | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 5.40 million An | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 5.60 million An | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 5.30 million An | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 5.13 million An | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 5.14 million An | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.26 million An | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 5.32 million An | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 5.35 million An | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.40 million An | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.50 million An | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 5.35 million An | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.82 million An | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 4.80 million An | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.78 million An | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 4.80 million An | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.85 million An | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 4.87 million An | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.87 million An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4.90 million An | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 4.89 million An | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4.85 million An | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 4.80 million An | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 4.79 million An | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 4.80 million An | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.78 million An | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 4.79 million An | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.79 million An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.79 million An | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 4.79 million An | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 4.79 million An is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.83 million An, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 4.79 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.61 million An, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cattle — Stocks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +27.3% | 3.30 million An | 4.20 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.40 million An | 3.15 million An | 3.80 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.86 million An | 3.40 million An | 4.53 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.55 million An | 4.20 million An | 4.98 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.66 million An | 3.30 million An | 5.60 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.17 million An | 4.78 million An | 5.50 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.84 million An | 4.79 million An | 4.90 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.79 million An | 4.78 million An | 4.79 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 51 Mongolia 5.07 million An compare
- 52 Zambia 4.89 million An compare
- 53 Central African Republic 4.86 million An compare
- 55 Yugoslav SFR 4.51 million An compare
- 56 Czechoslovakia 4.35 million An compare
- 57 Guatemala 4.34 million An compare
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 cattle — stocks in Somalia?
- Cattle — stocks in Somalia was 4.79 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest cattle — stocks recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.60 million An in 1997.
- What is the lowest cattle — stocks recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.15 million An in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for cattle — stocks?
- Somalia ranks 54th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cattle — stocks rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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, published as part of Cattle — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.