Daily supply of calories per person in Somalia

Somalia: Daily supply of calories per person was 1,812 kilocalories per day in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
1,812 kilocalories per day
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
189th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1,819 kilocalories per day
in 2020
All-time low
1,490 kilocalories per day
in 2010
Years of data
13
2010–2022

Daily supply of calories per person in Somalia, 2010–2022

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2010201620222010: 1.5k kilocalories per day2011: 1.5k kilocalories per day2012: 1.6k kilocalories per day2013: 1.7k kilocalories per day2014: 1.7k kilocalories per day2015: 1.7k kilocalories per day2016: 1.7k kilocalories per day2017: 1.7k kilocalories per day2018: 1.7k kilocalories per day2019: 1.8k kilocalories per day2020: 1.8k kilocalories per day2021: 1.8k kilocalories per day2022: 1.8k kilocalories per day

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day.

Analysis

In 2022, daily supply of calories per person in Somalia stood at 1,812 kilocalories per day.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, daily supply of calories per person in Somalia peaked at 1,819 kilocalories per day in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,490 kilocalories per day, in 2010.

Somalia ranks 189th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,662 kilocalories per day 1,490 kilocalories per day 1,790 kilocalories per day 10
2020s 1,815 kilocalories per day 1,812 kilocalories per day 1,819 kilocalories per day 3

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 186 Madagascar 1,978 kilocalories per day compare
  2. 187 Haiti 1,959 kilocalories per day compare
  3. 188 Lesotho 1,873 kilocalories per day compare
  4. 190 Yemen 1,811 kilocalories per day compare
  5. 191 Burundi 1,698 kilocalories per day compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is daily supply of calories per person in Somalia?
Daily supply of calories per person in Somalia was 1,812 kilocalories per day in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 1,819 kilocalories per day in 2020.
What is the lowest daily supply of calories per person recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,490 kilocalories per day in 2010.
How does Somalia rank for daily supply of calories per person?
Somalia ranks 189th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
Is daily supply of calories per person rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Daily supply of calories per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Daily supply of calories per person
Unit
kilocalories per day
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
192 places, 10,444 data points, 1274–2023
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Measured in kilocalories per person per day. This indicates the calories that are available for consumption, but does not necessarily measure the number of calories actually consumed, since it doesn't factor in consumer waste.