Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Colombia
Colombia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0311 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Colombia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Colombia is 0.0311 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and up 76.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Colombia peaked at 0.6228 An per square kilometre in 1983 and was at its lowest, 0.0105 An per square kilometre, in 2012.
That places Colombia 152nd out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2073 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2434 An per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2704 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3155 An per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1965 | 0.3425 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1966 | 0.3677 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.3776 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3966 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.393 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4245 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1971 | 0.438 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4146 An per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3921 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4083 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 0.4155 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4407 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4432 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.4676 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1979 | 0.5065 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 0.5238 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 0.5642 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1982 | 0.6174 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.6228 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.578 An per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5858 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.5718 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5758 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.584 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5156 An per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 1990 | 0.5137 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.5056 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.5397 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.6107 An per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.6111 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6174 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5064 An per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4756 An per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3939 An per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4171 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4165 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3919 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3377 An per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3139 An per square kilometre | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2503 An per square kilometre | -20.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1959 An per square kilometre | -21.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1744 An per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1488 An per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1287 An per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0118 An per square kilometre | -90.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0154 An per square kilometre | +30.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0172 An per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0105 An per square kilometre | -38.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0176 An per square kilometre | +66.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0247 An per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0323 An per square kilometre | +30.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0439 An per square kilometre | +36.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0429 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0493 An per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0594 An per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0346 An per square kilometre | -41.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0324 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0334 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0311 An per square kilometre | -7.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0311 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.71 An per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0311 An per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.8132 An per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Colombia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -90.8% | 0.1287 An per square kilometre | 0.0118 An per square kilometre |
| 2013 | +66.8% | 0.0105 An per square kilometre | 0.0176 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3238 An per square kilometre | 0.2073 An per square kilometre | 0.3966 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4351 An per square kilometre | 0.3921 An per square kilometre | 0.5065 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5739 An per square kilometre | 0.5156 An per square kilometre | 0.6228 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5191 An per square kilometre | 0.3939 An per square kilometre | 0.6174 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.237 An per square kilometre | 0.0118 An per square kilometre | 0.4165 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0313 An per square kilometre | 0.0105 An per square kilometre | 0.0594 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0329 An per square kilometre | 0.0311 An per square kilometre | 0.0346 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 149 Honduras 0.0586 An per square kilometre compare
- 150 French Polynesia 0.0579 An per square kilometre compare
- 151 New Caledonia 0.0318 An per square kilometre compare
- 153 Philippines 0.0301 An per square kilometre compare
- 154 Thailand 0.0245 An per square kilometre compare
- 155 Jamaica 0.024 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2122 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Colombia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Colombia was 0.0311 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6228 An per square kilometre in 1983.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0105 An per square kilometre in 2012.
- How does Colombia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Colombia ranks 152nd out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 76.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.