All meat production in Somalia
In 2024 Somalia produced 180,334 t of all meat, the 113th largest in the world (0.05% of the world total). Over ten years it fell by 7.1%. The record was 208,485 t in 2005.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 180,334 t
- World rank
- 113 of 194
- 10-year change
- −7.1%
- Record
- 208,485 t
- 2005
All meat in Somalia, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
Somalia compared with the world, 2024
- Share of world total
- 0.05%
- 0.06% in 2014
- kg per person
- 9.49
- world 45.8
- 10-year change
- −7.1%
- world +17%
Position in the world ranking
| # | Country | Tonnes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | Lebanon | 184,744 | 0.05% |
| 112 | Libya | 184,576 | 0.05% |
| 113 | Somalia | 180,334 | 0.05% |
| 114 | Mali | 177,136 | 0.05% |
| 115 | Madagascar | 161,610 | 0.04% |
Map of world production of meat
Share of the world total; Somalia is outlined. Small island states are not drawn at this scale.
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 180,334 | −1.6% |
| 2023 | 183,238 | −1.4% |
| 2022 | 185,768 | +20% |
| 2021 | 155,281 | −17% |
| 2020 | 187,758 | −0.1% |
| 2019 | 187,961 | −0.8% |
| 2018 | 189,504 | −0.4% |
| 2017 | 190,177 | −0.4% |
| 2016 | 190,974 | −1.6% |
| 2015 | 194,086 | −0.0% |
| 2014 | 194,137 | −0.6% |
| 2013 | 195,250 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 194,590 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 190,640 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 188,915 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 186,305 | −0.7% |
| 2008 | 187,550 | −0.6% |
| 2007 | 188,640 | −7.7% |
| 2006 | 204,275 | −2.0% |
| 2005 | 208,485 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 205,502 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 199,485 | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 185,345 | −3.1% |
| 2001 | 191,195 | +11% |
| 2000 | 171,620 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 163,295 | −8.1% |
| 1998 | 177,720 | +15% |
| 1997 | 155,195 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 152,730 | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 144,790 | +6.7% |
| 1994 | 135,635 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 131,805 | +7.8% |
| 1992 | 122,290 | −19% |
| 1991 | 150,110 | −11% |
| 1990 | 168,594 | −0.8% |
| 1989 | 169,954 | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 159,689 | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 152,411 | +21% |
| 1986 | 126,121 | −7.0% |
| 1985 | 135,641 | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 130,327 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 127,678 | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 123,796 | −0.4% |
| 1981 | 124,260 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 122,870 | +13% |
| 1979 | 108,388 | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 105,037 | −6.0% |
| 1977 | 111,743 | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 105,000 | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 100,658 | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 97,226 | −3.5% |
| 1973 | 100,715 | −0.2% |
| 1972 | 100,962 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 99,053 | −1.1% |
| 1970 | 100,170 | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 98,002 | −0.0% |
| 1968 | 98,010 | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 90,636 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 88,180 | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 86,011 | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 84,427 | −0.2% |
| 1963 | 84,605 | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 80,283 | +1.9% |
| 1961 | 78,786 | — |
Questions and answers
What is the production of meat in Somalia?
Somalia produced 180,334 t in 2024, 0.05% of the world total, according to FAOSTAT.
Where does Somalia rank in the world for production of meat?
Somalia ranked 113th of 194 countries in 2024. The largest producer was China with 26.2% of the world total.
How has the production of meat in Somalia changed?
It fell by 7.1% between 2014 and 2024, compared with +17% for the world. The record was 208,485 t in 2005.
Where does this data come from?
From FAOSTAT, the statistics database of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations; the 2024 figure for Somalia is estimated by FAO. Shares, ranks and per-person figures are calculated by Husfarm.
Other large producers
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.