Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 101.09 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 101.09 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Yemen peaked at 119.78 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 44.16, in 2003.
That places Yemen 70th out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 119.78 | — |
| 1962 | 114.86 | -4.1% |
| 1963 | 116.36 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 113.04 | -2.9% |
| 1965 | 112.56 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 110.19 | -2.1% |
| 1967 | 114.51 | +3.9% |
| 1968 | 106.78 | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 90.68 | -15.1% |
| 1970 | 87.99 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 101.69 | +15.6% |
| 1972 | 91.86 | -9.7% |
| 1973 | 91.29 | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 97.76 | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 103.83 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 92.34 | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 90.54 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 87.99 | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 85.97 | -2.3% |
| 1980 | 84.92 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 88.96 | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 86.49 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 82.57 | -4.5% |
| 1984 | 80.52 | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 75.98 | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 78.75 | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 78.11 | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 73.54 | -5.9% |
| 1989 | 84.13 | +14.4% |
| 1990 | 85.66 | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 73.84 | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 72.88 | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 71.76 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 69.28 | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 67.76 | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 67.23 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 70.46 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 58.65 | -16.8% |
| 1999 | 59.47 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 73.43 | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 73.09 | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 57.18 | -21.8% |
| 2003 | 44.16 | -22.8% |
| 2004 | 61.2 | +38.6% |
| 2005 | 61.39 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 61.06 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 65.23 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 59.91 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 55.23 | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 60.56 | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 80.01 | +32.1% |
| 2012 | 87.2 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 103.93 | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 109.6 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 101.11 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 89.29 | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 88.47 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 84.32 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 97.53 | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 104.11 | +6.7% |
| 2021 | 99.97 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 102.68 | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 101.4 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 101.09 | -0.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 101.09 is above the median for low income countries, which is 86.68, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 101.09 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.61, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Yemen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +38.6% | 44.16 | 61.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 110.97 | 90.68 | 119.78 | 9 |
| 1970s | 93.13 | 85.97 | 103.83 | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.4 | 73.54 | 88.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.7 | 58.65 | 85.66 | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.19 | 44.16 | 73.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2 | 60.56 | 109.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.85 | 99.97 | 104.11 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 67 Costa Rica 101.31 compare
- 68 Algeria 101.26 compare
- 69 Sweden 101.14 compare
- 71 Mongolia 100.26 compare
- 72 Saint Lucia 100.08 compare
- 73 Faroe Islands 100.03 compare
- 73 Poland 100.03 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Yemen?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Yemen was 101.09 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 119.78 in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.16 in 2003.
- How does Yemen rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Yemen ranks 70th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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.