Calorie supply by food group in Somalia

Somalia: Calorie supply by food group was 1,531 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1,531
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
192nd
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,531
in 2022
All-time low
1,088
in 2010
Years of data
13
2010–2022

Calorie supply by food group in Somalia, 2010–2022

05001.0k1.5k2010201620222010: 1.1k2011: 1.1k2012: 1.2k2013: 1.2k2014: 1.3k2015: 1.3k2016: 1.3k2017: 1.4k2018: 1.4k2019: 1.5k2020: 1.5k2021: 1.5k2022: 1.5k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 1,531 for calorie supply by food group in 2022. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, calorie supply by food group in Somalia peaked at 1,531 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,088, in 2010.

That places Somalia 192nd 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.

Calorie supply by food group in Somalia, year by year

Annual values for Calorie supply by food group in Somalia, 2010 to 2022.
Year Value Change
2010 1,088 —
2011 1,141 +4.9%
2012 1,194 +4.6%
2013 1,245 +4.3%
2014 1,323 +6.3%
2015 1,312 -0.8%
2016 1,335 +1.7%
2017 1,373 +2.8%
2018 1,399 +1.9%
2019 1,480 +5.8%
2020 1,507 +1.8%
2021 1,515 +0.5%
2022 1,531 +1.1%

Somalia compared with similar countries

  • Somalia's 1,531 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,163, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Somalia's 1,531 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,293, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,289 1,088 1,480 10
2020s 1,518 1,507 1,531 3

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 189 Yemen 1,682 compare
  2. 190 Burundi 1,660 compare
  3. 191 Lesotho 1,614 compare

See the full ranking of 192 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is calorie supply by food group in Somalia?
Calorie supply by food group in Somalia was 1,531 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest calorie supply by food group recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 1,531 in 2022.
What is the lowest calorie supply by food group recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,088 in 2010.
How does Somalia rank for calorie supply by food group?
Somalia ranks 192nd out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
Is calorie supply by food group rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Calorie supply by food group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Calorie supply by food group
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,214 data points, 1961–2023
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