Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Namibia
Namibia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.2326 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.2326 An per person for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2024.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Namibia peaked at 1.12 An per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.1212 An per person, in 1998.
Namibia ranks 26th of 160 countries on this measure, 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 — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Namibia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9949 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.04 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 1.11 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1964 | 1.12 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 1.11 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 1.09 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1967 | 1.03 An per person | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 1.02 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 1.01 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 0.9896 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.9736 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.9697 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.9651 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9949 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 1.02 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.8825 An per person | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9666 An per person | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 1 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1.04 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9985 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.7053 An per person | -29.4% |
| 1982 | 0.5939 An per person | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4819 An per person | -18.9% |
| 1984 | 0.516 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.5014 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5305 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.4281 An per person | -19.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4712 An per person | +10.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4655 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4382 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1991 | 0.4591 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2532 An per person | -44.9% |
| 1993 | 0.2452 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2249 An per person | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 0.1248 An per person | -44.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1519 An per person | +21.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1954 An per person | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 0.1212 An per person | -38.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4222 An per person | +248.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3959 An per person | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1508 An per person | -61.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2222 An per person | +47.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2347 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1895 An per person | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2695 An per person | +42.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2962 An per person | +9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3171 An per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3273 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3225 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.392 An per person | +21.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3487 An per person | -11.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3504 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.369 An per person | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3077 An per person | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 0.26 An per person | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 0.2316 An per person | -10.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2608 An per person | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2238 An per person | -14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2142 An per person | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1688 An per person | -21.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1995 An per person | +18.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2794 An per person | +40.1% |
| 2023 | 0.2519 An per person | -9.9% |
| 2024 | 0.2326 An per person | -7.7% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.2326 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0368 An per person, 6.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.2326 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0258 An per person, 9.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +248.4% | 0.1212 An per person | 0.4222 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.06 An per person | 0.9949 An per person | 1.12 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9805 An per person | 0.8825 An per person | 1.04 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5692 An per person | 0.4281 An per person | 0.9985 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2636 An per person | 0.1212 An per person | 0.4591 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2726 An per person | 0.1508 An per person | 0.3959 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2958 An per person | 0.2142 An per person | 0.392 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2265 An per person | 0.1688 An per person | 0.2794 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Namibia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Namibia was 0.2326 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.12 An per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1212 An per person in 1998.
- How does Namibia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Namibia ranks 26th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
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.