Somalia vs Yemen: Animal protein consumption
Somalia
0.4844 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2022
Yemen
0.62 grams of protein per day per capita
in 2023
Somalia rank
183rd
Yemen rank
180th
Animal protein consumption over time
- Somalia
- Yemen
How they compare
Yemen currently reports 0.62 grams of protein per day per capita against 0.4844 grams of protein per day per capita in Somalia, a difference of 0.1356 grams of protein per day per capita.
That makes Yemen's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Yemen ahead.
Somalia ranks 183rd and Yemen ranks 180th of 192 countries.
Yemen has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6585 grams of protein per day per capita | 1.02 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.3665 grams of protein per day per capita | Yemen |
| 2020s | 0.4917 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.6733 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.1817 grams of protein per day per capita | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher animal protein consumption, Somalia or Yemen?
- Yemen, at 0.62 grams of protein per day per capita against 0.4844 grams of protein per day per capita in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in animal protein consumption between Somalia and Yemen?
- 0.1356 grams of protein per day per capita, with Yemen ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Yemen?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Somalia and Yemen rank globally for animal protein consumption?
- Somalia ranks 183rd and Yemen ranks 180th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Animal protein consumption. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.