Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 45.54 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Zimbabwe, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 45.54 % change on previous year for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 51.2% on the previous year and up 1,129.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Zimbabwe peaked at 45.54 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -24.85 % change on previous year, in 1974.
That places Zimbabwe 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 11.19 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -65.2% |
| 1964 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 1965 | 3.19 % change on previous year | +79.7% |
| 1966 | 13.72 % change on previous year | +329.6% |
| 1967 | 14.34 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 14.89 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1969 | 15.82 % change on previous year | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 7.22 % change on previous year | -54.3% |
| 1971 | -0.493 % change on previous year | -106.8% |
| 1972 | -10.32 % change on previous year | +1993.6% |
| 1973 | 4.14 % change on previous year | -140.1% |
| 1974 | -24.85 % change on previous year | -699.6% |
| 1975 | -12 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
| 1976 | -8.29 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 1977 | -2.62 % change on previous year | -68.3% |
| 1978 | -8.08 % change on previous year | +208.1% |
| 1979 | -11.89 % change on previous year | +47.1% |
| 1980 | -8.32 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 1981 | -16.73 % change on previous year | +101.2% |
| 1982 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 1983 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -25.4% |
| 1984 | 23.39 % change on previous year | +896.6% |
| 1985 | -24.54 % change on previous year | -204.9% |
| 1986 | -0.2463 % change on previous year | -99.0% |
| 1987 | 26.91 % change on previous year | -11026.9% |
| 1988 | -20.62 % change on previous year | -176.6% |
| 1989 | 12.25 % change on previous year | -159.4% |
| 1990 | -9.61 % change on previous year | -178.4% |
| 1991 | -5.56 % change on previous year | -42.2% |
| 1992 | -1.53 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 1993 | -11.17 % change on previous year | +627.8% |
| 1994 | 2.92 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 1995 | -1.42 % change on previous year | -148.6% |
| 1996 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -262.3% |
| 1997 | -10.99 % change on previous year | -576.5% |
| 1998 | 10.76 % change on previous year | -197.9% |
| 1999 | 25.71 % change on previous year | +139.0% |
| 2000 | 9.09 % change on previous year | -64.6% |
| 2001 | -12.5 % change on previous year | -237.5% |
| 2002 | 7.14 % change on previous year | -157.1% |
| 2003 | -13.33 % change on previous year | -286.7% |
| 2004 | -5.13 % change on previous year | -61.5% |
| 2005 | -2.7 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 2006 | -3.19 % change on previous year | +18.2% |
| 2007 | -4.88 % change on previous year | +52.7% |
| 2008 | -1.21 % change on previous year | -75.3% |
| 2009 | -14.5 % change on previous year | +1102.0% |
| 2010 | -8.57 % change on previous year | -40.9% |
| 2011 | -0.7812 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 2012 | 5.51 % change on previous year | -805.5% |
| 2013 | 0.7463 % change on previous year | -86.5% |
| 2014 | 3.7 % change on previous year | +396.3% |
| 2015 | 42.39 % change on previous year | +1044.6% |
| 2016 | 8.27 % change on previous year | -80.5% |
| 2017 | 13.42 % change on previous year | +62.3% |
| 2018 | -20.81 % change on previous year | -255.1% |
| 2019 | 33.72 % change on previous year | -262.0% |
| 2020 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -95.6% |
| 2021 | -1.85 % change on previous year | -224.3% |
| 2022 | 0.6971 % change on previous year | -137.7% |
| 2023 | 30.13 % change on previous year | +4221.8% |
| 2024 | 45.54 % change on previous year | +51.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +11026.9% | -0.2463 % change on previous year | 26.91 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +4221.8% | 0.6971 % change on previous year | 30.13 % change on previous year |
| 1972 | -1993.6% | -0.493 % change on previous year | -10.32 % change on previous year |
| 2009 | -1102.0% | -1.21 % change on previous year | -14.5 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | +1044.6% | 3.7 % change on previous year | 42.39 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.85 % change on previous year | 1.78 % change on previous year | 15.82 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -6.72 % change on previous year | -24.85 % change on previous year | 7.22 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2398 % change on previous year | -24.54 % change on previous year | 26.91 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1431 % change on previous year | -11.17 % change on previous year | 25.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.12 % change on previous year | -14.5 % change on previous year | 9.09 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.76 % change on previous year | -20.81 % change on previous year | 42.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2 % change on previous year | -1.85 % change on previous year | 45.54 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 2 Antigua and Barbuda 102.82 % change on previous year compare
- 3 Trinidad and Tobago 47.38 % change on previous year compare
- 4 French Guiana 47.06 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 30.89 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Nepal 26.22 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Mali 18.74 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Zimbabwe?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Zimbabwe was 45.54 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 45.54 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was -24.85 % change on previous year in 1974.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Zimbabwe ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,129.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zimbabwe data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.