Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Middle Africa
Middle Africa: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 136.56 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Middle Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Middle Africa recorded 136.56 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Middle Africa peaked at 136.56 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.34, in 1997.
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 Middle Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42.08 | — |
| 1962 | 41.56 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 41.64 | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 40.45 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 40.59 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 43.14 | +6.3% |
| 1967 | 43.39 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 43.34 | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 43 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 42.95 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 41.4 | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 43.2 | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 36.85 | -14.7% |
| 1974 | 37.16 | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 38.48 | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 36.44 | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 38.6 | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 38.87 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 39.21 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 39.46 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 40.15 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 40.07 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 40.2 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 41.02 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 42.04 | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 46.21 | +9.9% |
| 1987 | 47.48 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 49.74 | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 52.06 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 54.38 | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 25.83 | -52.5% |
| 1992 | 25.52 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 24.99 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 24.61 | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 24.08 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 23.44 | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 23.34 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 23.4 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 63.88 | +173.0% |
| 2000 | 65.55 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 67.38 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 69.17 | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 71.06 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 72.92 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 74.86 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 76.55 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 78.61 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 78.61 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.57 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 86.01 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 88.63 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 86.82 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 93.15 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 96.9 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 100.08 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 103.02 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 105.01 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 108.85 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 114.37 | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 117.89 | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 122.11 | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 131.23 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 136.08 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 136.56 | +0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Middle Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +173.0% | 23.4 | 63.88 |
| 1991 | -52.5% | 54.38 | 25.83 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.13 | 40.45 | 43.39 | 9 |
| 1970s | 39.32 | 36.44 | 43.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.84 | 39.46 | 52.06 | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.35 | 23.34 | 63.88 | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.53 | 65.55 | 80.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.28 | 86.01 | 114.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 128.77 | 117.89 | 136.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Middle Africa
- 1 Cabo Verde 160.56 compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 6.03 million compare
- 1 Melanesia 368.25 compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 196.54 compare
- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 155.91 compare
- 2 Malaysia 1.55 million compare
- 3 Eswatini 870,379 compare
- 3 Türkiye 184.71 compare
- 4 Fiji 549.45 compare
- 5 Benin 354.63 compare
- 6 Gambia 273.88 compare
- 7 Belize 252.53 compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 110.23 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Middle Africa?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Middle Africa was 136.56 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 Middle Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 136.56 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Middle Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.34 in 1997.
- How does Middle Africa rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Middle Africa ranks 4th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Middle Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle Africa 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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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.