Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in China
China: Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 16.4 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in China, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in China is 16.4 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in China peaked at 17.34 An per square kilometre in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4836 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places China 15th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in China, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4836 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4841 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.5902 An per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6975 An per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1965 | 0.7935 An per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1966 | 0.9434 An per square kilometre | +18.9% |
| 1967 | 0.965 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.9643 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.975 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.9863 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1972 | 1.24 An per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 1.4 An per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 1.44 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1.53 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 1.37 An per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1977 | 1.42 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.48 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 1.7 An per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 2.01 An per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 2.21 An per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 2.45 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 2.45 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.65 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 2.69 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 2.7 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 3.32 An per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 3.53 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 4.27 An per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 4.69 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 5.03 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1992 | 5.33 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 5.63 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 5.93 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 7 An per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 6.82 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 7.9 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1998 | 9.17 An per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 10.3 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 10.31 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 10.12 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.82 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 11.31 An per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 13.04 An per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 13.95 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 13.87 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 13.65 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 13.97 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 15.11 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 15.38 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 15.06 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 15.31 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 15.58 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.17 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 16.65 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 17.34 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 15.66 An per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 15.78 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 16.14 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 16.13 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.82 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 16.58 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 16.4 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 16.4 An per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6158 An per square kilometre, 26.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- China's 16.4 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6249 An per square kilometre, 26.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7663 An per square kilometre | 0.4836 An per square kilometre | 0.975 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.37 An per square kilometre | 0.9863 An per square kilometre | 1.7 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.83 An per square kilometre | 2.01 An per square kilometre | 4.27 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.78 An per square kilometre | 4.69 An per square kilometre | 10.3 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.51 An per square kilometre | 9.82 An per square kilometre | 15.11 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.91 An per square kilometre | 15.06 An per square kilometre | 17.34 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.48 An per square kilometre | 16.13 An per square kilometre | 16.82 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in China?
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in China was 16.4 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 17.34 An per square kilometre in 2016.
- What is the lowest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4836 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does China rank for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- China ranks 15th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.