Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia
Somalia: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 3.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia is 3.7%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia peaked at 6.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2022.
That places Somalia 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.4% | — |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Somalia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 0.6536 % change on previous year (1989)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP (1989)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2.16 current US$ per person (1989)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 13.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0811 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 53.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 21.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 2,442 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia was 3.7% in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Somalia ranks 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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