Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 163.96 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Zimbabwe, 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 production index in Zimbabwe is 163.96, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.4% on the previous year and up 121.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Zimbabwe peaked at 163.96 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.92, in 1997.
That places Zimbabwe 18th 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 Production Index in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.24 | — |
| 1962 | 26.1 | +12.3% |
| 1963 | 27.21 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 27.17 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 27.42 | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 35.33 | +28.8% |
| 1967 | 40.39 | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 46.41 | +14.9% |
| 1969 | 53.75 | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 57.63 | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 57.35 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 51.43 | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 53.56 | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 40.25 | -24.9% |
| 1975 | 33.47 | -16.8% |
| 1976 | 29.73 | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 28.19 | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 25.36 | -10.0% |
| 1979 | 25.62 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 23.49 | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 19.56 | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 20.17 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 20.65 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 25.48 | +23.4% |
| 1985 | 19.19 | -24.7% |
| 1986 | 19.18 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 24.34 | +26.9% |
| 1988 | 19.32 | -20.6% |
| 1989 | 21.69 | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 19.59 | -9.7% |
| 1991 | 18.49 | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 18.22 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 16.2 | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 16.64 | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 16.43 | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 16.81 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 14.92 | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 16.57 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 20.84 | +25.8% |
| 2000 | 22.73 | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 19.88 | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 21.31 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 18.47 | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 17.52 | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 17.05 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 16.5 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 15.7 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 73.15 | +365.9% |
| 2011 | 73.13 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.65 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 73.99 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 106.97 | +44.6% |
| 2016 | 119.04 | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 82.72 | -30.5% |
| 2018 | 65.2 | -21.2% |
| 2019 | 87.03 | +33.5% |
| 2020 | 88.12 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 85.86 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 86.37 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 113.57 | +31.5% |
| 2024 | 163.96 | +44.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.11 | 23.24 | 53.75 | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.26 | 25.36 | 57.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.31 | 19.18 | 25.48 | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.47 | 14.92 | 20.84 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.64 | 15.7 | 22.73 | 8 |
| 2010s | 83 | 65.2 | 119.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.58 | 85.86 | 163.96 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Zimbabwe?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Zimbabwe was 163.96 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 163.96 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.92 in 1997.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- Zimbabwe ranks 18th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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 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.