Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Somalia
Somalia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0269 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 0.0269 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Somalia peaked at 0.0843 animals per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 animals per person, in 2021.
Somalia ranks 97th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Somalia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0837 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0828 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.082 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0811 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0805 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0793 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0808 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0818 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0843 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0794 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.079 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0744 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0729 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0672 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.07 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0655 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0758 animals per person | +15.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0627 animals per person | -17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0562 animals per person | -10.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0581 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0638 animals per person | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0616 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0613 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0563 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0568 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0462 animals per person | -18.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0547 animals per person | +18.5% |
| 1988 | 0.063 animals per person | +15.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0647 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0593 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0543 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0508 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0569 animals per person | +11.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0569 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0618 animals per person | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0649 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0703 animals per person | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0687 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0624 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0634 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.062 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0586 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0585 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0574 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0578 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0547 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0477 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0459 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0443 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0439 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0439 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0437 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0427 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0404 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0385 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0362 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0349 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0335 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0318 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0306 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0154 animals per person | -49.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0287 animals per person | +85.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0278 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0269 animals per person | -3.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.0269 animals per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.0269 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +85.9% | 0.0154 animals per person | 0.0287 animals per person |
| 2021 | -49.6% | 0.0306 animals per person | 0.0154 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0818 animals per person | 0.0793 animals per person | 0.0843 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0703 animals per person | 0.0562 animals per person | 0.0794 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0587 animals per person | 0.0462 animals per person | 0.0647 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0606 animals per person | 0.0508 animals per person | 0.0703 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.055 animals per person | 0.0443 animals per person | 0.0634 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.039 animals per person | 0.0318 animals per person | 0.0439 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0259 animals per person | 0.0154 animals per person | 0.0306 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More agriculture & rural data for Somalia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0707 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0576 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0018 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0034 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.25 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Somalia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Somalia was 0.0269 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0843 animals per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 animals per person in 2021.
- How does Somalia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Somalia ranks 97th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.4%. 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 Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- 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
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.