Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.2862 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.2862 An per person for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Somalia peaked at 1.12 An per person in 1968 and was at its lowest, 0.2862 An per person, in 2024.
That places Somalia 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.09 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.08 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 1.09 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 1.09 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.09 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.1 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1.11 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 1.12 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.08 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.11 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.03 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1972 | 1.04 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.03 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.9449 An per person | -8.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9529 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.03 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 1.01 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.8947 An per person | -11.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8229 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.8706 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1981 | 0.817 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1982 | 0.824 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.8636 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.8775 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8613 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7619 An per person | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.9203 An per person | +20.8% |
| 1988 | 0.9198 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9754 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9587 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.8219 An per person | -14.3% |
| 1992 | 0.6158 An per person | -25.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6136 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5977 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.604 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.6089 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5623 An per person | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7112 An per person | +26.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6123 An per person | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5883 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6958 An per person | +18.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6387 An per person | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.6812 An per person | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6906 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.667 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6332 An per person | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5524 An per person | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5346 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5183 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5138 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5183 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.5256 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.509 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4904 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.4738 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.4444 An per person | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4199 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4039 An per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3917 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3836 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.356 An per person | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3338 An per person | -6.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3108 An per person | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2862 An per person | -7.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.2862 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1589 An per person, 1.8× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.2862 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 2.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.09 An per person | 1.08 An per person | 1.12 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9867 An per person | 0.8229 An per person | 1.11 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8691 An per person | 0.7619 An per person | 0.9754 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6706 An per person | 0.5623 An per person | 0.9587 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.62 An per person | 0.5183 An per person | 0.6958 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4691 An per person | 0.3917 An per person | 0.5256 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3341 An per person | 0.2862 An per person | 0.3836 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 31 Saudi Arabia 0.3127 An per person compare
- 32 Romania 0.3083 An per person compare
- 33 South Sudan 0.3007 An per person compare
- 35 Uzbekistan 0.2811 An per person compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 0.2715 An per person compare
- 37 Senegal 0.269 An per person 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 sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Somalia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Somalia was 0.2862 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 An per person in 1968.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2862 An per person in 2024.
- How does Somalia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.