Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia
Somalia: Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein was 3.7% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia stood at 3.7%. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia peaked at 6.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2022.
Somalia ranks 138th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 6.4% | — |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.4% | 4.2% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.1% | 3 |
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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 daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia?
- Share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein in Somalia was 3.7% in 2022, 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 daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein?
- Somalia ranks 138th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.6%. 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 daily calorie supply that comes from animal protein. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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