Dietary composition by country in Somalia
Somalia: Dietary composition by country was 6.96 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Dietary composition by country in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 6.96 for dietary composition by country in 2022.
The figure is down 16.6% on the previous year and up 420.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary composition by country in Somalia peaked at 8.45 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.8631, in 2010.
That places Somalia 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Dietary composition by country in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.8631 | — |
| 2011 | 5.43 | +529.3% |
| 2012 | 1.34 | -75.4% |
| 2013 | 4.04 | +202.3% |
| 2014 | 6.6 | +63.3% |
| 2015 | 5.34 | -19.1% |
| 2016 | 4.18 | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 8.45 | +102.0% |
| 2018 | 6.33 | -25.1% |
| 2019 | 6.65 | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 6.84 | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 8.35 | +22.0% |
| 2022 | 6.96 | -16.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 6.96 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.83, 1.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 6.96 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.79, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Dietary composition by country in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +529.3% | 0.8631 | 5.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.92 | 0.8631 | 8.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.38 | 6.84 | 8.35 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary composition by country in Somalia?
- Dietary composition by country in Somalia was 6.96 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest dietary composition by country recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 8.45 in 2017.
- What is the lowest dietary composition by country recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8631 in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for dietary composition by country?
- Somalia ranks 112th out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dietary composition by country rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 420.2%. 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 Dietary composition by country. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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