Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Somalia
Somalia: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 8.15 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 8.15 animals per square kilometre for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Somalia peaked at 8.15 animals per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.23 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Somalia 185th out of 191 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Somalia, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.23 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.33 animals per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 2.39 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 2.39 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2.55 animals per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 2.73 animals per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 2.9 animals per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1968 | 3.08 animals per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1969 | 3.27 animals per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 3.6 animals per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1971 | 3.83 animals per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 4.14 animals per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1973 | 4.46 animals per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 4.77 animals per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 4.97 animals per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 5.18 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1977 | 5.39 animals per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 5.6 animals per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 5.8 animals per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 6.01 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 6.22 animals per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 6.38 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 6.47 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 6.54 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 6.57 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 6.57 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.58 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 6.63 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 6.63 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 6.42 animals per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 4.78 animals per square kilometre | -25.6% |
| 1992 | 3.19 animals per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 1993 | 5.18 animals per square kilometre | +62.5% |
| 1994 | 5.82 animals per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 6.22 animals per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 6.38 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 6.69 animals per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 6.38 animals per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 6.54 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.38 animals per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 7.01 animals per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 7.01 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.17 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 7.22 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.33 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 7.17 animals per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.17 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.62 animals per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 6.14 animals per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 7.01 animals per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 7.01 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.17 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.17 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.33 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 7.55 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 7.67 animals per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.72 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.76 animals per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.82 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.88 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 8.05 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 8.02 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 8.08 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 8.15 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 8.15 animals per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 115.08 animals per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 8.15 animals per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 120.64 animals per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 | +62.5% | 3.19 animals per square kilometre | 5.18 animals per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -33.3% | 4.78 animals per square kilometre | 3.19 animals per square kilometre |
| 1991 | -25.6% | 6.42 animals per square kilometre | 4.78 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 animals per square kilometre | 2.23 animals per square kilometre | 3.27 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.77 animals per square kilometre | 3.6 animals per square kilometre | 5.8 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.46 animals per square kilometre | 6.01 animals per square kilometre | 6.63 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.76 animals per square kilometre | 3.19 animals per square kilometre | 6.69 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.92 animals per square kilometre | 6.14 animals per square kilometre | 7.33 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.42 animals per square kilometre | 7.01 animals per square kilometre | 7.82 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.04 animals per square kilometre | 7.88 animals per square kilometre | 8.15 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 182 Eritrea 11.51 animals per square kilometre compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 11.36 animals per square kilometre compare
- 184 Central African Republic 11.25 animals per square kilometre compare
- 186 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.5 animals per square kilometre compare
- 187 Chad 6.37 animals per square kilometre compare
- 188 Mauritania 5.99 animals 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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Somalia?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Somalia was 8.15 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.15 animals per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Somalia ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat 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
Land animals slaughtered for meat 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.