Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.2279 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 0.2279 An per person for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.4% on the previous year and up 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.4032 An per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1321 An per person, in 2009.
That places Saudi Arabia 27th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3887 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3747 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3633 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3501 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.3394 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.327 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.3167 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.3046 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 0.2944 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.2841 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2734 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.2606 An per person | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2481 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.2247 An per person | -9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2235 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2215 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.2274 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.2705 An per person | +18.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3077 An per person | +13.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3075 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3358 An per person | +9.2% |
| 1982 | 0.3594 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3314 An per person | -7.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3322 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.3388 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3543 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3505 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3635 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4032 An per person | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3218 An per person | -20.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2863 An per person | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.2948 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2857 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2847 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2739 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.2708 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2539 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2486 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.265 An per person | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.251 An per person | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2362 An per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2172 An per person | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2113 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2096 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2083 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1942 An per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1825 An per person | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1503 An per person | -17.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1321 An per person | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1626 An per person | +23.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1913 An per person | +17.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1872 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.181 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.148 An per person | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.1473 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1414 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1423 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1583 An per person | +11.2% |
| 2019 | 0.222 An per person | +40.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2729 An per person | +22.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2704 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1759 An per person | -35.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3013 An per person | +71.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2279 An per person | -24.4% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2279 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0235 An per person, 9.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.2279 An per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1476 An per person, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +71.3% | 0.1759 An per person | 0.3013 An per person |
| 2019 | +40.3% | 0.1583 An per person | 0.222 An per person |
| 2022 | -35.0% | 0.2704 An per person | 0.1759 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3399 An per person | 0.2944 An per person | 0.3887 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2541 An per person | 0.2215 An per person | 0.3077 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3477 An per person | 0.3075 An per person | 0.4032 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2785 An per person | 0.2486 An per person | 0.3218 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1993 An per person | 0.1321 An per person | 0.251 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1681 An per person | 0.1414 An per person | 0.222 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2497 An per person | 0.1759 An per person | 0.3013 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Saudi Arabia was 0.2279 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4032 An per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1321 An per person in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 27th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.