Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Somalia
Somalia: Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted was 23.9 percent in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Somalia, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in percent.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 23.9 percent for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Somalia peaked at 33.7 percent in 2002 and was at its lowest, 23.9 percent, in 2023.
That places Somalia 42nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Somalia, year by year
| Year | percent | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.6 percent | — |
| 2001 | 33.6 percent | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.7 percent | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.7 percent | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.6 percent | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 33.4 percent | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 33.2 percent | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 32.8 percent | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 32.2 percent | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 31.6 percent | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.8 percent | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 30.1 percent | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 29.4 percent | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 28.8 percent | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 28.3 percent | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 27.7 percent | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 27.1 percent | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 26.4 percent | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.7 percent | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 25 percent | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 24.5 percent | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 24.1 percent | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 24 percent | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 23.9 percent | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 23.9 percent | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.14 percent | 31.6 percent | 33.7 percent | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.93 percent | 25 percent | 30.8 percent | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.08 percent | 23.9 percent | 24.5 percent | 5 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 28,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 11,478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 42.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8842 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 40,976 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 15.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 11,378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 32.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 96.78 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Somalia?
- Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted in Somalia was 23.9 percent 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 share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7 percent in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.9 percent in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted?
- Somalia ranks 42nd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Share of the population undernourished vs. share of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Childhood stunting is the share of children younger than five years that are stunted, which means they are two standard deviations below the median height-for-age of the WHO's Child Growth Standards. Undernourishment is when a person's daily food intake does not provide enough energy to maintain a normal, active, and healthy life.