Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 133.23 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 133.23 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Mozambique peaked at 776.34 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 74.06, in 2015.
That places Mozambique 25th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 419.93 | — |
| 1962 | 451.68 | +7.6% |
| 1963 | 468.8 | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 497.7 | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 525.04 | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 519.06 | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 491.34 | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 563.08 | +14.6% |
| 1969 | 482.04 | -14.4% |
| 1970 | 504.99 | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 601.47 | +19.1% |
| 1972 | 698.21 | +16.1% |
| 1973 | 562.03 | -19.5% |
| 1974 | 626.07 | +11.4% |
| 1975 | 776.34 | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 422.25 | -45.6% |
| 1977 | 434.64 | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 435.98 | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 436.54 | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 424.7 | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 432.19 | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 430.66 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 429.43 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 428.5 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 427.93 | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 427.75 | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 433.23 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 441.21 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 444.75 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 445.45 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 208.03 | -53.3% |
| 1992 | 209.48 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 224.1 | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 212.58 | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 199.48 | -6.2% |
| 1996 | 187.65 | -5.9% |
| 1997 | 181.86 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 169.53 | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 169.98 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 180.65 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 173.7 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 187.67 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 125.07 | -33.4% |
| 2004 | 150.35 | +20.2% |
| 2005 | 172.52 | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 121.48 | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 160.1 | +31.8% |
| 2008 | 192.71 | +20.4% |
| 2009 | 160.52 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 151.48 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 143.2 | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 145.36 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 147.08 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 123.77 | -15.8% |
| 2015 | 74.06 | -40.2% |
| 2016 | 102.17 | +38.0% |
| 2017 | 105.47 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 116.1 | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 120.29 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 109.03 | -9.4% |
| 2021 | 114.43 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 131.51 | +14.9% |
| 2023 | 132.08 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 133.23 | +0.9% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 133.23 is above the median for low income countries, which is 86.68, 1.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 133.23 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.05, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -53.3% | 445.45 | 208.03 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 490.96 | 419.93 | 563.08 | 9 |
| 1970s | 549.85 | 422.25 | 776.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 432.04 | 424.7 | 444.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 220.81 | 169.53 | 445.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 162.48 | 121.48 | 192.71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.9 | 74.06 | 151.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 124.06 | 109.03 | 133.23 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Mozambique?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Mozambique was 133.23 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 776.34 in 1975.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.06 in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 25th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.