Daily supply of calories per person in Somalia
Somalia: Daily supply of calories per person was 1,812 kilocalories per day in 2022. ▲ Rising
Daily supply of calories per person in Somalia, 2010–2022
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 190th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Daily supply of calories per person in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,490 kilocalories per day | — |
| 2011 | 1,545 kilocalories per day | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1,613 kilocalories per day | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 1,663 kilocalories per day | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 1,707 kilocalories per day | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 1,680 kilocalories per day | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,683 kilocalories per day | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,723 kilocalories per day | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1,724 kilocalories per day | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,790 kilocalories per day | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1,819 kilocalories per day | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1,812 kilocalories per day | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1,812 kilocalories per day | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1,812 kilocalories per day is below the median for low income countries, which is 2,378 kilocalories per day, 76% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1,812 kilocalories per day is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2,518 kilocalories per day, 72% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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 190th out of 192 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
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.