Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Fish and seafood consumption per capita was 1.68 kilograms per year per capita in 2022. ▼ Falling
Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 1.68 kilograms per year per capita for fish and seafood consumption per capita in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fish and seafood consumption per capita in Somalia peaked at 2.49 kilograms per year per capita in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.68 kilograms per year per capita, in 2022.
Somalia ranks 184th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.45 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 2011 | 2.47 kilograms per year per capita | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.47 kilograms per year per capita | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.49 kilograms per year per capita | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 2.44 kilograms per year per capita | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.45 kilograms per year per capita | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.28 kilograms per year per capita | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 2.14 kilograms per year per capita | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.94 kilograms per year per capita | -9.2% |
| 2019 | 1.86 kilograms per year per capita | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.76 kilograms per year per capita | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.74 kilograms per year per capita | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.68 kilograms per year per capita | -3.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1.68 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for low income countries, which is 4.75 kilograms per year per capita, 35% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1.68 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.77 kilograms per year per capita, 19% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.3 kilograms per year per capita | 1.86 kilograms per year per capita | 2.49 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.73 kilograms per year per capita | 1.68 kilograms per year per capita | 1.76 kilograms per year per capita | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 181 Yemen 2.02 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 182 Lesotho 1.92 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 183 Niger 1.87 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 185 Kyrgyzstan 1.46 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 186 Pakistan 1.35 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 187 Mongolia 1.03 kilograms per year per capita 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 fish and seafood consumption per capita in Somalia?
- Fish and seafood consumption per capita in Somalia was 1.68 kilograms per year per capita in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest fish and seafood consumption per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.49 kilograms per year per capita in 2013.
- What is the lowest fish and seafood consumption per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 kilograms per year per capita in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for fish and seafood consumption per capita?
- Somalia ranks 184th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is fish and seafood consumption per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Fish and seafood consumption per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.