Dietary compositions by commodity group in Somalia
Somalia: Dietary compositions by commodity group was 19 kilocalories per day per capita in 2022. ▲ Rising
Dietary compositions by commodity 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
The most recent figure for dietary compositions by commodity group in Somalia is 19 kilocalories per day per capita, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 93.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, dietary compositions by commodity group in Somalia peaked at 19.18 kilocalories per day per capita in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.08 kilocalories per day per capita, in 2010.
Somalia ranks 169th 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.
Dietary compositions by commodity group in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.08 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 2011 | 13.64 kilocalories per day per capita | +50.2% |
| 2012 | 9.84 kilocalories per day per capita | -27.8% |
| 2013 | 12.49 kilocalories per day per capita | +26.9% |
| 2014 | 14.52 kilocalories per day per capita | +16.2% |
| 2015 | 13.14 kilocalories per day per capita | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 13.54 kilocalories per day per capita | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 17.51 kilocalories per day per capita | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 15.5 kilocalories per day per capita | -11.5% |
| 2019 | 15.69 kilocalories per day per capita | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 16.44 kilocalories per day per capita | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 19.18 kilocalories per day per capita | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 19 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.9% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 19 kilocalories per day per capita is above the median for low income countries, which is 19 kilocalories per day per capita, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 19 kilocalories per day per capita is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 28.71 kilocalories per day per capita, 66% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.5 kilocalories per day per capita | 9.08 kilocalories per day per capita | 17.51 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2 kilocalories per day per capita | 16.44 kilocalories per day per capita | 19.18 kilocalories per day per capita | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 166 Senegal 19.71 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 167 Niger 19.59 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 168 Gambia 19.19 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 170 Egypt 17.59 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 171 Cuba 17.49 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 172 Papua New Guinea 17.06 kilocalories per day per capita compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2637 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0493 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is dietary compositions by commodity group in Somalia?
- Dietary compositions by commodity group in Somalia was 19 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 dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.18 kilocalories per day per capita in 2021.
- What is the lowest dietary compositions by commodity group recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.08 kilocalories per day per capita in 2010.
- How does Somalia rank for dietary compositions by commodity group?
- Somalia ranks 169th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is dietary compositions by commodity group rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.0%. 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 Dietary compositions by commodity group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average per capita dietary energy supply by commodity groups, measured in kilocalories per person per day.