FAOSTAT · 2024

Agricultural production in Somalia

According to FAOSTAT, Somalia produced 128,063 t of cereals, 96,555 t of vegetables, 235,071 t of fruit, 180,334 t of meat and 2.1 million t of milk in 2024. Its largest crops by volume were sugar cane (215,200 t), cassava (98,460 t) and maize (69,000 t).

Products recorded: 58
World #1: 0; products
World top 10: 5; products
Year: 2024

Somalia ranks second or third in the world for camel milk.

Among its twelve largest crops, the biggest ten-year change was in watermelons (+219%), followed by lemons and limes (+99%).

Livestock numbers: 4.8 million cattle, 3,734 pigs, 8.0 million sheep and 11.3 million goats.

Totals by group

Group	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
All milk	2,141,831	55	0.22%	−4.9%
All fruit	235,071	124	0.02%	+13%
All sugar crops	215,200	102	0.01%	−6.4%
All meat	180,334	113	0.05%	−7.1%
All cereals	128,063	138	0%	−50%
All roots and tubers	107,303	140	0.01%	+8.7%
All vegetables	96,555	135	0.01%	+13%
All citrus fruit	36,897	80	0.02%	+41%
All pulses	27,393	105	0.03%	+5.5%
All eggs	2,738	136	0%	+16%

All products by volume, 2024

Product	Tonnes	World rank	Share	10-year change
Camel milk	999,967	2	23.88%	+5.8%
Cow milk	457,556	93	0.06%	−6.6%
Goat milk	375,202	11	1.84%	−7.2%
Sheep milk	309,107	12	3.15%	−25%
Sugar cane	215,200	71	0.01%	−6.4%
Skim milk of cows	167,877	60	0.12%	−8.9%
Other fruits, n.e.c.	147,774	33	0.38%	+5.4%
Cassava	98,460	53	0.03%	+8.8%
Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c.	80,688	81	0.03%	+11%
Maize	69,000	109	0.01%	−36%
Sorghum	56,000	46	0.09%	−62%
Beef (cattle meat)	55,481	92	0.08%	−6.5%
Camel meat	50,626	4	7.66%	+10%
Goat meat	38,989	24	0.5%	+0.5%
Sheep meat	31,051	49	0.27%	−33%
Beans, dry	27,393	57	0.09%	+5.5%
Bananas	23,554	76	0.02%	+0.9%
Raw sugar	20,000	100	0.01%	−13%
Lemons and limes	19,862	51	0.09%	+99%
Coconuts, in shell	18,186	48	0.03%	+66%
Sesame seed	16,543	31	0.25%	−45%
Dates	14,221	25	0.14%	+7.1%
Watermelons	11,415	90	0.01%	+219%
Oranges	11,128	76	0.02%	+7.4%
Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen	10,742	70	0.11%	−6.5%
Raw hides and skins of cattle	10,270	68	0.12%	−6.5%
Tomatoes	10,194	123	0.01%	+50%
Edible offals of camels and other camelids, fresh, chilled or frozen	8,940	4	9.43%	+10%
Sweet potatoes	8,843	72	0.01%	+8.1%
Ghee from cow milk	8,836	9	1.35%	−8.9%
Groundnuts (peanuts)	8,502	71	0.01%	+5.7%
Seed cotton	7,418	51	0.01%	+6.0%
Raw hides and skins of goats or kids	6,004	28	0.39%	+0.5%
Edible offal of sheep, fresh, chilled or frozen	5,962	43	0.3%	−33%
Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs	5,962	45	0.27%	−33%
Grapefruit and pomelos	5,906	41	0.06%	+2.8%
Onions, dry	5,673	121	0.01%	−3.1%
Molasses	5,460	101	0.01%	−9.0%
Cotton seed	4,746	53	0.01%	+5.9%
Edible offal of goat, fresh, chilled or frozen	4,523	34	0.31%	+0.5%
Chicken meat	4,088	153	0%	+11%
Hen eggs	2,738	135	0%	+16%
Fat of camels	2,693	4	9.13%	+10%
Cotton lint	2,076	54	0.01%	+5.9%
Cattle fat, unrendered	2,007	69	0.06%	−6.5%
Rice (paddy)	2,000	105	0%	+233%
Tea, packed	1,786	50	0.02%	—
Oil of sesame seed	1,306	39	0.11%	+141%
Mangoes and guavas	1,210	81	0%	+10%
Wheat	1,063	112	0%	+4.2%
Sheep fat, unrendered	932	50	0.15%	−33%
Goat fat, unrendered	624	36	0.2%	+0.5%
Cottonseed oil	556	56	0.01%	+6.7%
Tobacco, unmanufactured	146	107	0%	+4.3%
Pork (pig meat)	99	164	0%	−2.9%
Buttermilk, dry	22	112	0%	—
Edible offal of pigs, fresh, chilled or frozen	10	135	0%	0.0%
Fat of pigs	10	136	0%	0.0%

Live animals, 2024

Product	Head	World rank	Share	10-year change
Goats	11,301,103	21	0.95%	−2.6%
Sheep	7,987,932	40	0.59%	−35%
Camels	7,593,176	2	17.13%	+6.2%
Cattle	4,788,212	55	0.3%	−2.3%
Chickens	3,926,000	133	0.01%	+9.1%
Asses	22,964	54	0.04%	+4.4%
Mules and hinnies	22,548	23	0.29%	+2.5%
Pigs	3,734	164	0%	+0.9%
Horses	905	130	0%	+6.5%

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.