Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height in Somalia
Somalia: Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height was 67.46 kilocalories per day per capita in 2022. ▼ Falling
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height in Somalia, 2010–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilocalories per day per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height in Somalia is 67.46 kilocalories per day per capita, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height in Somalia peaked at 99.43 kilocalories per day per capita in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.46 kilocalories per day per capita, in 2022.
Somalia ranks 158th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height in Somalia, year by year
| Year | kilocalories per day per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 95.49 kilocalories per day per capita | — |
| 2011 | 96.16 kilocalories per day per capita | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 99.43 kilocalories per day per capita | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 99.19 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.15 kilocalories per day per capita | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 89.56 kilocalories per day per capita | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 83.75 kilocalories per day per capita | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 83.59 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 77.83 kilocalories per day per capita | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 74.81 kilocalories per day per capita | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 74.45 kilocalories per day per capita | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 71.18 kilocalories per day per capita | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 67.46 kilocalories per day per capita | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.3 kilocalories per day per capita | 74.81 kilocalories per day per capita | 99.43 kilocalories per day per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.03 kilocalories per day per capita | 67.46 kilocalories per day per capita | 74.45 kilocalories per day per capita | 3 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 155 Sri Lanka 71.76 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 156 Ghana 69.08 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 157 Lesotho 68.56 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 159 Côte d'Ivoire 66.2 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 160 Senegal 65.8 kilocalories per day per capita compare
- 161 Burkina Faso 64.92 kilocalories per day per capita compare
More gender data for Somalia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 10,410 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.2 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 12,505 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 12,505 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 379,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 393,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 364,586 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 376,417 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 351,742 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height in Somalia?
- Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height in Somalia was 67.46 kilocalories per day per capita 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 total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.43 kilocalories per day per capita in 2012.
- What is the lowest total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.46 kilocalories per day per capita in 2022.
- How does Somalia rank for total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height?
- Somalia ranks 158th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. 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 Total calories from animal protein vs. mean male height. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Daily calorie supply of animal protein includes protein sources from animal-based foods including meat, dairy and seafood products. This is shown against mean male height in adults by year of birth.