Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.1267 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.1267 An per person
Change on year
down 18.1%
World rank
43rd
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.7624 An per person
in 1982
All-time low
0.1267 An per person
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Afghanistan, 1961–2024

0.20.40.60.8196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Afghanistan stood at 0.1267 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 18.1% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Afghanistan peaked at 0.7624 An per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.1267 An per person, in 2024.

That places Afghanistan 43rd out of 160 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 0.4706 An per person
1962 0.4631 An per person -1.6%
1963 0.4865 An per person +5.1%
1964 0.5105 An per person +4.9%
1965 0.516 An per person +1.1%
1966 0.5227 An per person +1.3%
1967 0.5425 An per person +3.8%
1968 0.6043 An per person +11.4%
1969 0.5555 An per person -8.1%
1970 0.558 An per person +0.5%
1971 0.536 An per person -3.9%
1972 0.4522 An per person -15.6%
1973 0.4655 An per person +3.0%
1974 0.4924 An per person +5.8%
1975 0.4908 An per person -0.3%
1976 0.5972 An per person +21.7%
1977 0.5809 An per person -2.7%
1978 0.5877 An per person +1.2%
1979 0.5675 An per person -3.4%
1980 0.6075 An per person +7.0%
1981 0.6953 An per person +14.5%
1982 0.7624 An per person +9.7%
1983 0.7156 An per person -6.1%
1984 0.6423 An per person -10.2%
1985 0.5741 An per person -10.6%
1986 0.52 An per person -9.4%
1987 0.5488 An per person +5.6%
1988 0.5695 An per person +3.8%
1989 0.579 An per person +1.7%
1990 0.5966 An per person +3.0%
1991 0.5883 An per person -1.4%
1992 0.5121 An per person -13.0%
1993 0.4417 An per person -13.8%
1994 0.4061 An per person -8.0%
1995 0.375 An per person -7.7%
1996 0.3997 An per person +6.6%
1997 0.4173 An per person +4.4%
1998 0.428 An per person +2.6%
1999 0.4525 An per person +5.7%
2000 0.3775 An per person -16.6%
2001 0.35 An per person -7.3%
2002 0.2105 An per person -39.9%
2003 0.2023 An per person -3.9%
2004 0.2165 An per person +7.0%
2005 0.2254 An per person +4.1%
2006 0.1849 An per person -18.0%
2007 0.1586 An per person -14.2%
2008 0.205 An per person +29.3%
2009 0.2268 An per person +10.6%
2010 0.251 An per person +10.7%
2011 0.246 An per person -2.0%
2012 0.2271 An per person -7.7%
2013 0.2095 An per person -7.7%
2014 0.2087 An per person -0.4%
2015 0.1987 An per person -4.8%
2016 0.1943 An per person -2.2%
2017 0.1975 An per person +1.6%
2018 0.1861 An per person -5.8%
2019 0.1849 An per person -0.6%
2020 0.1729 An per person -6.5%
2021 0.17 An per person -1.7%
2022 0.1651 An per person -2.9%
2023 0.1548 An per person -6.3%
2024 0.1267 An per person -18.1%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 0.1267 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.029 An per person, 4.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 0.1267 An per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1476 An per person, 86% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.5191 An per person 0.4631 An per person 0.6043 An per person 9
1970s 0.5328 An per person 0.4522 An per person 0.5972 An per person 10
1980s 0.6214 An per person 0.52 An per person 0.7624 An per person 10
1990s 0.4617 An per person 0.375 An per person 0.5966 An per person 10
2000s 0.2358 An per person 0.1586 An per person 0.3775 An per person 10
2010s 0.2104 An per person 0.1849 An per person 0.251 An per person 10
2020s 0.1579 An per person 0.1267 An per person 0.1729 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 40 Burkina Faso 0.1311 An per person compare
  2. 41 South Sudan 0.1286 An per person compare
  3. 42 Somalia 0.1285 An per person compare
  4. 44 Croatia 0.1206 An per person compare
  5. 45 Cyprus 0.1153 An per person compare
  6. 46 Ethiopia 0.1028 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 161 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Afghanistan?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Afghanistan was 0.1267 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.7624 An per person in 1982.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1267 An per person in 2024.
How does Afghanistan rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
Afghanistan ranks 43rd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
161 places, 9,279 data points, 1961–2024
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Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.