Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Somalia
Somalia: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1,402 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,402 animals
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
76th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1,685 animals
in 2005
All-time low
676.71 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Somalia is 1,402 animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Somalia peaked at 1,685 animals in 2005 and was at its lowest, 676.71 animals, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 76th of 198 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.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Somalia, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 676.71 animals | — |
| 1962 | 687.67 animals | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 698.63 animals | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 709.59 animals | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 723.29 animals | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 731.51 animals | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 764.38 animals | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 794.52 animals | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 841.1 animals | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 813.7 animals | -3.3% |
| 1971 | 830.14 animals | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 802.74 animals | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 808.22 animals | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 764.38 animals | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 816.44 animals | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 783.56 animals | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 931.51 animals | +18.9% |
| 1978 | 827.4 animals | -11.2% |
| 1979 | 838.36 animals | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 945.21 animals | +12.7% |
| 1981 | 1,047 animals | +10.7% |
| 1982 | 1,014 animals | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 1,041 animals | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 991.78 animals | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 1,041 animals | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 882.19 animals | -15.3% |
| 1987 | 1,084 animals | +22.8% |
| 1988 | 1,249 animals | +15.3% |
| 1989 | 1,260 animals | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 1,151 animals | -8.7% |
| 1991 | 1,014 animals | -11.9% |
| 1992 | 904.11 animals | -10.8% |
| 1993 | 1,041 animals | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 1,096 animals | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 1,233 animals | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 1,342 animals | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 1,507 animals | +12.2% |
| 1998 | 1,534 animals | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 1,452 animals | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 1,534 animals | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 1,562 animals | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1,534 animals | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,589 animals | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 1,616 animals | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1,685 animals | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 1,644 animals | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 1,479 animals | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1,466 animals | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1,452 animals | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 1,474 animals | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 1,485 animals | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 1,490 animals | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 1,507 animals | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1,478 animals | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,457 animals | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,423 animals | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1,425 animals | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,420 animals | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 1,397 animals | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,397 animals | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 730.64 animals | -47.7% |
| 2022 | 1,400 animals | +91.6% |
| 2023 | 1,401 animals | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,402 animals | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 736.38 animals | 676.71 animals | 841.1 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 821.64 animals | 764.38 animals | 931.51 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,055 animals | 882.19 animals | 1,260 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,227 animals | 904.11 animals | 1,534 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,556 animals | 1,452 animals | 1,685 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,456 animals | 1,397 animals | 1,507 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,266 animals | 730.64 animals | 1,402 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Rural population, per capita 0.4486 units per person (2025)
- 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, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 7.1% (1982)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 55.8% (1990)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Rural population 8.82 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Somalia?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Somalia was 1,402 animals 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 daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,685 animals in 2005.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 676.71 animals in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Somalia ranks 76th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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 Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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