Minimum requirement calories in Somalia
Somalia: Minimum requirement calories was 1,703 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1,703
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
186th
of 195 countries
All-time high
1,703
in 2024
All-time low
1,681
in 2005
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Minimum requirement calories in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 1,703 for minimum requirement calories in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, minimum requirement calories in Somalia peaked at 1,703 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,681, in 2005.
That places Somalia 186th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Minimum requirement calories in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,686 | — |
| 2001 | 1,685 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1,685 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,683 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,682 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 1,681 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 1,681 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1,681 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1,682 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,684 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,686 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1,692 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1,697 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,696 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,696 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1,695 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1,695 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,695 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,696 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,697 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,698 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,699 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,701 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1,702 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1,703 | +0.1% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 1,703 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,724, 99% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 1,703 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1,753, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,683 | 1,681 | 1,686 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,694 | 1,686 | 1,697 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,701 | 1,698 | 1,703 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (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 (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 1,054 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 42.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 3.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is minimum requirement calories in Somalia?
- Minimum requirement calories in Somalia was 1,703 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest minimum requirement calories recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,703 in 2024.
- What is the lowest minimum requirement calories recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,681 in 2005.
- How does Somalia rank for minimum requirement calories?
- Somalia ranks 186th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is minimum requirement calories rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Minimum requirement calories. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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