Land animals slaughtered for meat in Somalia
Somalia: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 5.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 5.11 million for land animals slaughtered for meat 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 in Somalia peaked at 5.11 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.40 million, in 1961.
That places Somalia 156th out of 198 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.66 million | 1.40 million | 2.05 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.00 million | 2.26 million | 3.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.05 million | 3.77 million | 4.16 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.61 million | 2.00 million | 4.20 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.34 million | 3.85 million | 4.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.66 million | 4.40 million | 4.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.04 million | 4.95 million | 5.11 million | 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)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 55.79 (1990)
- Agriculture share gdp 55.79 (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Somalia?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Somalia was 5.11 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Somalia ranks 156th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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