Share of cereals allocated to human food in Somalia
Somalia: Share of cereals allocated to human food was 98.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of cereals allocated to human food in Somalia is 98.5%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of cereals allocated to human food in Somalia peaked at 99.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 2016.
That places Somalia 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of cereals allocated to human food in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 99.8% | — |
| 2011 | 99.0% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 98.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 98.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.3%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.1% | 97.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 97.9% | 98.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 share of cereals allocated to human food in Somalia?
- Share of cereals allocated to human food in Somalia was 98.5% in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of cereals allocated to human food recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 2016.
- How does Somalia rank for share of cereals allocated to human food?
- Somalia ranks 13th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of cereals allocated to human food rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of cereals allocated to human food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of cereals available for domestic use – after accounting for trade – that is allocated to direct human consumption, relative to the total used for human food, animal feed, and industrial purposes. This excludes cereals used for seed, processing, and losses.