Somalia Livestock Exports

infographics 2015

There are an estimated

40 million livestock
GDP
in Somalia. 2014 EXPORTS Livestock contributes
BY SPECIES about
Somalia’s Gross
40%
to

Domestic Product.

More than 4.6 million 77,000 340,000

5 million
Sheep and camels cattle
Goats

livestock were exported Source: FAO/FSNAU/FEWNEST 2015.

from Somalia in 2014.

Source: FAOSTAT 2015.
IMPORTERS 40%
Livestock 20%
Agriculture
33% Services 7% Industry
Source: US State Department 2015.

5.5% 64.9%

1.5%
6.1%
This is highest number
of live animals
exported from Somalia Demand for Somali livestock is boosted by 3.5% 18.3%

in20 years. Eid al-Adha Saudi

Arabia UAE Kuwait
festival when Muslims around the world
Qatar Bahrain Oman
Source: USAID Somaliland Livestock 2013

HEADS OF LIVESTOCK

$360
THE SOMALI ECONOMY EARNED
EXPORTED IN 2014 BY PORT
Source: FAO/FSNAU/FEWNEST 2015.

3.4
MILLION
LIVESTOCK
BOSSASO
1.6
MILLION
LIVESTOCK

PORT
BERBERA
MILLION PORT
FROM 2014 LIVESTOCK EXPORTS

HEADS OF LIVESTOCK EXPORTED

1994-2014
2014 Sheep Camels
2013 There are an
2012 There are an estimated
estimated
2011
2010 13.9 million 7.1 million camels in
Somalia.
sheep in Somalia.
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001 Cattle Goats
2000 There are an estimated There are an estimated
1999
1998
5.3 million cattle in 13.2 million goats
Somalia. in Somalia.
1997
1996
1995
1994
0 1million 2 million 3 million 4 million 5 million
Source: FAO/FSNAU/FEWNEST 2015.
Source: FAOSTAT 2015.

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