Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 49.56 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Somalia stood at 49.56. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 52.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Somalia peaked at 165.73 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 49.56, in 2024.
Somalia ranks 152nd of 166 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 98.88 | — |
| 1962 | 102.19 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 105.76 | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 103.03 | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 107.94 | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 105.49 | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 110.41 | +4.7% |
| 1968 | 111.88 | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 120.79 | +8.0% |
| 1970 | 126.82 | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 122.51 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 125.86 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 132.79 | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 119.61 | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 118.86 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 143.11 | +20.4% |
| 1977 | 165.73 | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 154.91 | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 134.86 | -12.9% |
| 1980 | 136.88 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 129.02 | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 117.21 | -9.2% |
| 1983 | 122.37 | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 125.48 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 135.66 | +8.1% |
| 1986 | 113.16 | -16.6% |
| 1987 | 135.39 | +19.6% |
| 1988 | 128.6 | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 142.48 | +10.8% |
| 1990 | 144.79 | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 133.14 | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 109.31 | -17.9% |
| 1993 | 112.17 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 112.27 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 113.7 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 114.87 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 100.82 | -12.2% |
| 1998 | 145.1 | +43.9% |
| 1999 | 106.83 | -26.4% |
| 2000 | 120.49 | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 154.37 | +28.1% |
| 2002 | 128.04 | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 147.28 | +15.0% |
| 2004 | 153.46 | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 151.93 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 132.97 | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 116.01 | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 112.28 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 108.82 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 107.76 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 108.6 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 110.79 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 107.27 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 105.22 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 101.47 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 93.31 | -8.0% |
| 2017 | 86.03 | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 81.14 | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 75.71 | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 73.25 | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 61.36 | -16.2% |
| 2022 | 64.06 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 57.02 | -11.0% |
| 2024 | 49.56 | -13.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 107.37 | 98.88 | 120.79 | 9 |
| 1970s | 134.51 | 118.86 | 165.73 | 10 |
| 1980s | 128.62 | 113.16 | 142.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 119.3 | 100.82 | 145.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.56 | 108.82 | 154.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.73 | 75.71 | 110.79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.05 | 49.56 | 73.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 149 Egypt 64.67 compare
- 150 Argentina 62.99 compare
- 151 Afghanistan 62.02 compare
- 153 Antigua and Barbuda 48.85 compare
- 154 Botswana 46.37 compare
- 155 South Sudan 46.24 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Somalia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Somalia was 49.56 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 165.73 in 1977.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.56 in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Somalia ranks 152nd out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.9%. 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, published as part of Meat of sheep, 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.