Animal protein consumption in Somalia
Somalia: Animal protein consumption was 0.4844 grams of protein per day per capita in 2022. ▼ Falling
Animal protein consumption in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in grams of protein per day per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for animal protein consumption in Somalia is 0.4844 grams of protein per day per capita, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animal protein consumption in Somalia peaked at 0.7091 grams of protein per day per capita in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4844 grams of protein per day per capita, in 2022.
Somalia ranks 182nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6585 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.5383 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.7091 grams of protein per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4917 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.4844 grams of protein per day per capita | 0.4966 grams of protein per day per capita | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 179 Yemen 0.62 grams of protein per day per capita compare
- 180 Botswana 0.57 grams of protein per day per capita compare
- 181 Lesotho 0.51 grams of protein per day per capita compare
- 183 Niger 0.45 grams of protein per day per capita compare
- 184 Pakistan 0.44 grams of protein per day per capita compare
- 185 Kyrgyzstan 0.43 grams of protein per day per capita compare
More economy & growth data for Somalia
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -69.6% (2025)
- GDP per capita 465.44 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 3.9% (1990)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 9.15 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 465.44 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 30,104 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 186.13 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 6.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 71.94 billion current LCU (1990)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 37.94 million current US$ (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animal protein consumption in Somalia?
- Animal protein consumption in Somalia was 0.4844 grams of protein per day per capita in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest animal protein consumption recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7091 grams of protein per day per capita in 2013.
- What is the lowest animal protein consumption recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4844 grams of protein per day per capita in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for animal protein consumption?
- Somalia ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is animal protein consumption rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Animal protein consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.