Egg production in Somalia
Somalia: Egg production was 2,738 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,738 tonnes
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
159th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2,742 tonnes
in 2023
All-time low
1,050 tonnes
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Egg production in Somalia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 2,738 tonnes for egg production in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, egg production in Somalia peaked at 2,742 tonnes in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,050 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Somalia 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Egg production in Somalia, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,050 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,050 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 1,050 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1,050 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,150 tonnes | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 1,250 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 1,350 tonnes | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 1,400 tonnes | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 1,500 tonnes | +7.1% |
| 1970 | 1,600 tonnes | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 1,700 tonnes | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 1,750 tonnes | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 1,750 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1,850 tonnes | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 1,900 tonnes | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 2,000 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 2,100 tonnes | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 2,150 tonnes | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 2,250 tonnes | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 2,300 tonnes | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2,400 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 2,450 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 2,500 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2,500 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,550 tonnes | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2,550 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2,550 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2,550 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 2,550 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,500 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1,750 tonnes | -30.0% |
| 1992 | 1,150 tonnes | -34.3% |
| 1993 | 1,950 tonnes | +69.6% |
| 1994 | 2,200 tonnes | +12.8% |
| 1995 | 2,300 tonnes | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 2,450 tonnes | +6.5% |
| 1997 | 2,550 tonnes | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 2,300 tonnes | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 2,400 tonnes | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 2,500 tonnes | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 2,540 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2,422 tonnes | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 2,550 tonnes | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 2,540 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,687 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 2,540 tonnes | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 2,482 tonnes | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 2,524 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 2,526 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,529 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2,400 tonnes | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 2,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,400 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,360 tonnes | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2,504 tonnes | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 2,492 tonnes | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2,640 tonnes | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 2,659 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 2,670 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,689 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2,723 tonnes | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 2,725 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2,742 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 2,738 tonnes | -0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 2,738 tonnes is below the median for low income countries, which is 13,966 tonnes, 20% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 2,738 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,590 tonnes, 24% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Egg production 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +69.6% | 1,150 tonnes | 1,950 tonnes |
| 1992 | -34.3% | 1,750 tonnes | 1,150 tonnes |
| 1991 | -30.0% | 2,500 tonnes | 1,750 tonnes |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,206 tonnes | 1,050 tonnes | 1,500 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,905 tonnes | 1,600 tonnes | 2,250 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,490 tonnes | 2,300 tonnes | 2,550 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,155 tonnes | 1,150 tonnes | 2,550 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,531 tonnes | 2,422 tonnes | 2,687 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,505 tonnes | 2,360 tonnes | 2,670 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,723 tonnes | 2,689 tonnes | 2,742 tonnes | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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 egg production in Somalia?
- Egg production in Somalia was 2,738 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest egg production recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,742 tonnes in 2023.
- What is the lowest egg production recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,050 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Somalia rank for egg production?
- Somalia ranks 159th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is egg production rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Egg production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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