Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 68.45 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Colombia is 68.45, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Colombia peaked at 2,550 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 32.3, in 2012.
That places Colombia 144th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,393 | — |
| 1962 | 1,597 | +14.6% |
| 1963 | 1,696 | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 1,913 | +12.8% |
| 1965 | 2,057 | +7.5% |
| 1966 | 2,144 | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 2,120 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 2,175 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 2,037 | -6.3% |
| 1970 | 2,221 | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 2,231 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 2,056 | -7.9% |
| 1973 | 1,918 | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 1,964 | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 1,951 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 2,051 | +5.1% |
| 1977 | 2,145 | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 2,206 | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 2,237 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2,223 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 2,341 | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 2,424 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 2,550 | +5.2% |
| 1984 | 2,282 | -10.5% |
| 1985 | 2,249 | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 2,063 | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 2,036 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 2,023 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 1,775 | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 1,739 | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 1,684 | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 1,752 | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 1,933 | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 1,895 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 1,854 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 1,477 | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 1,354 | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 1,098 | -18.9% |
| 1999 | 1,021 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 1,205 | +18.0% |
| 2001 | 1,078 | -10.5% |
| 2002 | 913.52 | -15.3% |
| 2003 | 838.35 | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 658.52 | -21.5% |
| 2005 | 507.45 | -22.9% |
| 2006 | 446.17 | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 375.69 | -15.8% |
| 2008 | 321.04 | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 38.64 | -88.0% |
| 2010 | 46.84 | +21.2% |
| 2011 | 50.97 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 32.3 | -36.6% |
| 2013 | 49.63 | +53.7% |
| 2014 | 78.67 | +58.5% |
| 2015 | 100.42 | +27.6% |
| 2016 | 120.92 | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 123.22 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 129.44 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 145.48 | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 80.94 | -44.4% |
| 2021 | 75.94 | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 78.81 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 72.48 | -8.0% |
| 2024 | 68.45 | -5.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 68.45 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 91, 75% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 68.45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 93.56, 73% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -88.0% | 321.04 | 38.64 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,904 | 1,393 | 2,175 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,098 | 1,918 | 2,237 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,197 | 1,775 | 2,550 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,581 | 1,021 | 1,933 | 10 |
| 2000s | 638.24 | 38.64 | 1,205 | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.79 | 32.3 | 145.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.32 | 68.45 | 80.94 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Colombia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Colombia was 68.45 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,550 in 1983.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3 in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Colombia ranks 144th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.