Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 78.42 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Somalia stood at 78.42. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Somalia peaked at 221.46 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 78.42, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 160th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 139.33 | — |
| 1962 | 141.56 | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 141.69 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 138.03 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 143.41 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 149.3 | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 154.79 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 159.88 | +3.3% |
| 1969 | 165.42 | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 177.61 | +7.4% |
| 1971 | 183.74 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 193.91 | +5.5% |
| 1973 | 203.34 | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 211.58 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 215.3 | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 218.71 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 221.46 | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 214.18 | -3.3% |
| 1979 | 196.26 | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 186.59 | -4.9% |
| 1981 | 191.52 | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 195.74 | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 192.44 | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 187.38 | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 180.85 | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 173.55 | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 167.87 | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 168.92 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 171.78 | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 167.17 | -2.7% |
| 1991 | 129.36 | -22.6% |
| 1992 | 90.47 | -30.1% |
| 1993 | 142.91 | +58.0% |
| 1994 | 152.61 | +6.8% |
| 1995 | 157.28 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 155.56 | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 157.7 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 144.1 | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 141.85 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 132.96 | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 140.54 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 135.36 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 133.42 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 129.45 | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 126.97 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 120.46 | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 116.77 | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 104.54 | -10.5% |
| 2009 | 94.57 | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 105.43 | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 104.68 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 106.1 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 102.41 | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 101.23 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 100.73 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 98.05 | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 95.09 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 90.74 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 88.17 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 86.8 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 83.53 | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 82.12 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 80.55 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 78.42 | -2.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 78.42 is below the median for low income countries, which is 91.28, 86% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 78.42 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.61, 84% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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 | +58.0% | 90.47 | 142.91 |
| 1992 | -30.1% | 129.36 | 90.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 148.16 | 138.03 | 165.42 | 9 |
| 1970s | 203.61 | 177.61 | 221.46 | 10 |
| 1980s | 181.66 | 167.87 | 195.74 | 10 |
| 1990s | 143.9 | 90.47 | 167.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 123.5 | 94.57 | 140.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.26 | 88.17 | 106.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.28 | 78.42 | 86.8 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 157 Puerto Rico 79.16 compare
- 158 Solomon Islands 78.82 compare
- 159 China, Hong Kong SAR 78.7 compare
- 161 Trinidad and Tobago 76.33 compare
- 162 Equatorial Guinea 74.7 compare
- 163 Burkina Faso 74.07 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 meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Somalia?
- Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Somalia was 78.42 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 221.46 in 1977.
- What is the lowest meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.42 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Somalia ranks 160th out of 181 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. 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, published as part of Meat of chickens, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.