Indicator of food price anomalies in Somalia
Somalia: Indicator of food price anomalies was -1.33 index in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Indicator of food price anomalies in Somalia, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2024, indicator of food price anomalies in Somalia stood at -1.33 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and down 1,430.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, indicator of food price anomalies in Somalia peaked at 1.37 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, -1.52 index, in 2020.
That places Somalia 195th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Indicator of food price anomalies in Somalia, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.77 index | — |
| 2011 | 0.53 index | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 0.3 index | -43.4% |
| 2013 | 0.1 index | -66.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1 index | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.26 index | +160.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1 index | -61.5% |
| 2017 | -0.02 index | -120.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 index | -4100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.17 index | -78.8% |
| 2020 | -1.52 index | -994.1% |
| 2021 | -0.66 index | -56.6% |
| 2022 | 1.37 index | -307.6% |
| 2023 | -1.44 index | -205.1% |
| 2024 | -1.33 index | -7.6% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's -1.33 index is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.08 index. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's -1.33 index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2 index. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Indicator of food price anomalies 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +4100.0% | -0.02 index | 0.8 index |
| 2020 | -994.1% | 0.17 index | -1.52 index |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.311 index | -0.02 index | 0.8 index | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.716 index | -1.52 index | 1.37 index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 192 Syria -1.21 index compare
- 193 Sudan -1.22 index compare
- 194 Afghanistan -1.29 index compare
- 196 Palau -1.37 index compare
- 197 Saint Lucia -1.49 index compare
- 198 Kazakhstan -1.54 index compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 1,290 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0115 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 40,976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is indicator of food price anomalies in Somalia?
- Indicator of food price anomalies in Somalia was -1.33 index in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest indicator of food price anomalies recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.52 index in 2020.
- How does Somalia rank for indicator of food price anomalies?
- Somalia ranks 195th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is indicator of food price anomalies rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,430.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Indicator of food price anomalies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Indicator of Food Price Anomalies (IFPA), by Consumer Food Price Index.