Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 32.34 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 32.34, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Rwanda peaked at 108.43 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.3, in 1998.
That places Rwanda 158th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 49.31 | — |
| 1962 | 47.36 | -4.0% |
| 1963 | 37.18 | -21.5% |
| 1964 | 24 | -35.4% |
| 1965 | 30.06 | +25.2% |
| 1966 | 22.72 | -24.4% |
| 1967 | 20.16 | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 27.48 | +36.3% |
| 1969 | 21.32 | -22.4% |
| 1970 | 27 | +26.6% |
| 1971 | 26.21 | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 27.63 | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 33.15 | +20.0% |
| 1974 | 26.57 | -19.8% |
| 1975 | 32.25 | +21.4% |
| 1976 | 30.64 | -5.0% |
| 1977 | 29.94 | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 29.52 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 29.08 | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 32.03 | +10.1% |
| 1981 | 29.78 | -7.0% |
| 1982 | 28.67 | -3.7% |
| 1983 | 27.25 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 26.95 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 27.15 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 25.2 | -7.2% |
| 1987 | 25.41 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 24.94 | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 26.1 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 25.73 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 25.52 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 25.22 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 24.35 | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 30.97 | +27.2% |
| 1995 | 20.15 | -34.9% |
| 1996 | 19.4 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 17.69 | -8.8% |
| 1998 | 13.3 | -24.8% |
| 1999 | 18.8 | +41.4% |
| 2000 | 17.26 | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 19.31 | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 20.41 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 24.75 | +21.3% |
| 2004 | 30.34 | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 29.04 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 28.99 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 28.25 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 27.52 | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 29.54 | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 93.52 | +216.6% |
| 2011 | 95.81 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 98.22 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 99.65 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 101.06 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 108.43 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 90.51 | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 90.68 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.71 | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 66.37 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 51.79 | -22.0% |
| 2021 | 46.87 | -9.5% |
| 2022 | 38.75 | -17.3% |
| 2023 | 34.46 | -11.1% |
| 2024 | 32.34 | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.07 | 20.16 | 49.31 | 9 |
| 1970s | 29.2 | 26.21 | 33.15 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.35 | 24.94 | 32.03 | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.11 | 13.3 | 30.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.54 | 17.26 | 30.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.4 | 66.37 | 108.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.84 | 32.34 | 51.79 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Rwanda?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Rwanda was 32.34 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 108.43 in 2015.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3 in 1998.
- How does Rwanda rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 158th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.