Calorie supply by food group in Somalia
Somalia: Calorie supply by food group was 1,531 kilocalories per day per capita in 2022. ▲ Rising
Calorie supply by food group in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day per capita.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 1,531 kilocalories per day per capita 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 kilocalories per day per capita in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,088 kilocalories per day per capita, 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
| Year | kilocalories per day per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,088 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 2011 | 1,141 kilocalories per day per capita | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 1,194 kilocalories per day per capita | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 1,245 kilocalories per day per capita | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 1,323 kilocalories per day per capita | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 1,312 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 1,335 kilocalories per day per capita | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,373 kilocalories per day per capita | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 1,399 kilocalories per day per capita | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1,480 kilocalories per day per capita | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1,507 kilocalories per day per capita | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1,515 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,531 kilocalories per day per capita | +1.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1,531 kilocalories per day per capita is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,163 kilocalories per day per capita, 71% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1,531 kilocalories per day per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,293 kilocalories per day per capita, 67% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1,289 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,088 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,480 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,518 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,507 kilocalories per day per capita | 1,531 kilocalories per day per capita | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 96.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 28,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is calorie supply by food group in Somalia?
- Calorie supply by food group in Somalia was 1,531 kilocalories 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 calorie supply by food group recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,531 kilocalories per day per capita in 2022.
- What is the lowest calorie supply by food group recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,088 kilocalories per day per capita 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by 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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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.