Chicken meat production in Somalia
Somalia: Chicken meat production was 4,088 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Chicken meat 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 4,088 tonnes for chicken meat production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, chicken meat production in Somalia peaked at 4,088 tonnes in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,120 tonnes, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 158th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,331 tonnes | 1,120 tonnes | 1,640 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,396 tonnes | 1,808 tonnes | 2,912 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,242 tonnes | 3,016 tonnes | 3,328 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,890 tonnes | 1,600 tonnes | 3,360 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,474 tonnes | 3,080 tonnes | 3,680 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,724 tonnes | 3,520 tonnes | 3,924 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,034 tonnes | 3,957 tonnes | 4,088 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 575.39 million current US$ (1990)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.2% (2025)
- Rural population 44.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (1982)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is chicken meat production in Somalia?
- Chicken meat production in Somalia was 4,088 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 chicken meat production recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,088 tonnes in 2024.
- What is the lowest chicken meat production recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,120 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for chicken meat production?
- Somalia ranks 158th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is chicken meat production rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.2%. 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 Chicken meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Chicken meat production is measured in tonnes per year.