Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Somalia
Somalia: Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines was 52.6 kilograms per year per capita in 2022. ▲ Rising
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per year per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Somalia is 52.6 kilograms per year per capita, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Somalia peaked at 77.61 kilograms per year per capita in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.95 kilograms per year per capita, in 2010.
That places Somalia 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kilograms per year per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 22.95 kilograms per year per capita | — |
| 2011 | 26.02 kilograms per year per capita | +13.4% |
| 2012 | 44.18 kilograms per year per capita | +69.8% |
| 2013 | 42.66 kilograms per year per capita | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 77.61 kilograms per year per capita | +81.9% |
| 2015 | 62.99 kilograms per year per capita | -18.8% |
| 2016 | 48.15 kilograms per year per capita | -23.6% |
| 2017 | 72.76 kilograms per year per capita | +51.1% |
| 2018 | 55.96 kilograms per year per capita | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 64.71 kilograms per year per capita | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 61.42 kilograms per year per capita | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 70.88 kilograms per year per capita | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 52.6 kilograms per year per capita | -25.8% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 52.6 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for low income countries, which is 98.47 kilograms per year per capita, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 52.6 kilograms per year per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 117.57 kilograms per year per capita, 45% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 51.8 kilograms per year per capita | 22.95 kilograms per year per capita | 77.61 kilograms per year per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.63 kilograms per year per capita | 52.6 kilograms per year per capita | 70.88 kilograms per year per capita | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 180 Samoa 62.74 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 181 Central African Republic 58.98 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 182 Yemen 54.39 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 184 Guinea-Bissau 50.74 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 185 Zambia 49.18 kilograms per year per capita compare
- 186 Haiti 41.26 kilograms per year per capita compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Somalia?
- Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines in Somalia was 52.6 kilograms per year 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 average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 77.61 kilograms per year per capita in 2014.
- What is the lowest average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.95 kilograms per year per capita in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines?
- Somalia ranks 183rd out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Average per capita vegetable intake vs. minimum recommended guidelines. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.