Per capita meat and fish consumption in Somalia
Somalia: Per capita meat and fish consumption was 0.7809 kilograms per year per capita in 2022. ▲ Rising
Per capita meat and fish consumption in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
In 2022, per capita meat and fish consumption in Somalia stood at 0.7809 kilograms per year per capita. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 90.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, per capita meat and fish consumption in Somalia peaked at 0.7809 kilograms per year per capita in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4021 kilograms per year per capita, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 187th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4189 kilograms per year per capita | 0.4021 kilograms per year per capita | 0.4987 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6531 kilograms per year per capita | 0.5164 kilograms per year per capita | 0.7809 kilograms per year per capita | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 184 Niger 0.97 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 185 Rwanda 0.9 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 186 Afghanistan 0.81 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 188 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.76 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 189 Burundi 0.6386 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 190 Ethiopia 0.5 kilograms per year per capita compare
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)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 55.8% (1990)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 55.8% (1990)
- Land under cereal production 353,642 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is per capita meat and fish consumption in Somalia?
- Per capita meat and fish consumption in Somalia was 0.7809 kilograms per year per capita in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest per capita meat and fish consumption recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7809 kilograms per year per capita in 2022.
- What is the lowest per capita meat and fish consumption recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4021 kilograms per year per capita in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for per capita meat and fish consumption?
- Somalia ranks 187th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is per capita meat and fish consumption rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 90.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Per capita meat and fish consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Quantity that is available for consumption at the end of the supply chain. It does not account for consumer waste, so the quantity that is actually consumed may be lower.