Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Somalia
Somalia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 9.1 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Somalia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Somalia stood at 9.1 An per square kilometre.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Somalia peaked at 11.32 An per square kilometre in 2004 and was at its lowest, 5.14 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Somalia ranks 64th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Somalia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.14 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.22 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 5.42 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 5.53 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 5.69 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 5.92 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 6.09 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 6.33 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 6.25 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 6.61 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1971 | 6.3 An per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 6.54 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 6.65 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 6.25 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 6.47 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 7.19 An per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 7.19 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 6.87 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1979 | 7.15 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 8.24 An per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 7.79 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 7.89 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 8.53 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 8.99 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 9.19 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 8.47 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 10.6 An per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 1988 | 10.61 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11.06 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 10.82 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 8.93 An per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 1992 | 6.38 An per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1993 | 6.54 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 6.69 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 7.01 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 7.33 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 7.01 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 9.25 An per square kilometre | +31.8% |
| 1999 | 8.29 An per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 8.29 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.2 An per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2002 | 9.72 An per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 10.76 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 11.32 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 11.32 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11.08 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.97 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 9.94 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 9.88 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 10.04 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 10.2 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.44 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 10.44 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.43 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 10.43 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.16 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.98 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.95 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.01 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 10.18 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 9.8 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 9.47 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 9.1 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 9.1 An per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.94 An per square kilometre, 76% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 9.1 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +31.8% | 7.01 An per square kilometre | 9.25 An per square kilometre |
| 1992 | -28.6% | 8.93 An per square kilometre | 6.38 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.73 An per square kilometre | 5.14 An per square kilometre | 6.33 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.72 An per square kilometre | 6.25 An per square kilometre | 7.19 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.14 An per square kilometre | 7.79 An per square kilometre | 11.06 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.83 An per square kilometre | 6.38 An per square kilometre | 10.82 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.25 An per square kilometre | 8.29 An per square kilometre | 11.32 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.21 An per square kilometre | 9.95 An per square kilometre | 10.44 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.64 An per square kilometre | 9.1 An per square kilometre | 10.18 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 61 Philippines 10.39 An per square kilometre compare
- 62 Italy 9.53 An per square kilometre compare
- 63 Cuba 9.47 An per square kilometre compare
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.9 An per square kilometre compare
- 66 Algeria 8.5 An per square kilometre compare
- 67 Guinea-Bissau 8.4 An per square kilometre 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 square in Somalia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Somalia was 9.1 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.32 An per square kilometre in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.14 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Somalia ranks 64th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.