Global meat production, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Global meat production, per square kilometre was 0.2875 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.2875 tonnes per square kilometre
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
179th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.3323 tonnes per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.1256 tonnes per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in tonnes per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2024, global meat production, per square kilometre in Somalia stood at 0.2875 tonnes per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 0.3323 tonnes per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.1256 tonnes per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Somalia 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1256 tonnes per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.128 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1349 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1346 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1371 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1406 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1445 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1562 tonnes per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1562 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1597 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1579 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1609 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1605 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.155 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 0.1605 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1674 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1781 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1674 tonnes per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1728 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 0.1959 tonnes per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1981 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1973 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2035 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2077 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 0.2162 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.201 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2429 tonnes per square kilometre | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2545 tonnes per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2709 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2687 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2393 tonnes per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1949 tonnes per square kilometre | -18.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2101 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2162 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2308 tonnes per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2435 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2474 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2833 tonnes per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2603 tonnes per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2736 tonnes per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.3048 tonnes per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2954 tonnes per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.318 tonnes per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3276 tonnes per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3323 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3256 tonnes per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3007 tonnes per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.299 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.297 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3011 tonnes per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3039 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3102 tonnes per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.3112 tonnes per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3095 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3094 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3044 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.3031 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3021 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2996 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2993 tonnes per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.2475 tonnes per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2961 tonnes per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2023 | 0.2921 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.2875 tonnes per square kilometre | -1.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.2875 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.6749 tonnes per square kilometre, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.2875 tonnes per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.8164 tonnes per square kilometre, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1397 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1256 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1562 tonnes per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.164 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.155 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1781 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2188 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1959 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2709 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2394 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.1949 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2833 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3074 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2736 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3323 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3055 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2996 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.3112 tonnes per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2845 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2475 tonnes per square kilometre | 0.2993 tonnes per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 176 Oman 0.3004 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 177 Lesotho 0.2911 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 178 Angola 0.2889 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 180 Madagascar 0.2778 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 181 Mongolia 0.2427 tonnes per square kilometre compare
- 182 Congo 0.1818 tonnes per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0707 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0576 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.25 hectares 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, annual growth rate 2.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Global meat production, per square kilometre in Somalia was 0.2875 tonnes per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3323 tonnes per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest global meat production, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1256 tonnes per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for global meat production, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 179th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Global meat production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Global meat production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Global meat production Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Global meat production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.