Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Egypt
Egypt: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 1.37 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Egypt, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 1.37 An per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023.
The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Egypt peaked at 2.63 An per square kilometre in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.833 An per square kilometre, in 1980.
That places Egypt 99th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Egypt, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.8469 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.8901 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.9373 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1964 | 0.9885 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1967 | 1.17 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 1.18 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 1.14 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.13 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.12 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 1.17 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9895 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.9438 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.8915 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.833 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 1.18 An per square kilometre | +41.1% |
| 1982 | 1.51 An per square kilometre | +28.2% |
| 1983 | 1.91 An per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1984 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1985 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1986 | 2.32 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 2.42 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.26 An per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 1990 | 2.24 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.48 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 2.52 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.63 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 1.82 An per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1995 | 1.91 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.92 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.93 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.99 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 1.97 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 2.03 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 2.07 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 2.31 An per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 2.31 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 1.93 An per square kilometre | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 2.2 An per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 2.44 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 2.38 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 2.36 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 2.36 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.32 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 2.39 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.37 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 2.34 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.38 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.84 An per square kilometre | -22.7% |
| 2018 | 1.5 An per square kilometre | -18.4% |
| 2019 | 1.05 An per square kilometre | -30.4% |
| 2020 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5 An per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2023 | 1.37 An per square kilometre | -8.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.37 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 40% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.37 An per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.46 An per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +41.1% | 0.833 An per square kilometre | 1.18 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.02 An per square kilometre | 0.8469 An per square kilometre | 1.17 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.07 An per square kilometre | 0.8915 An per square kilometre | 1.18 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.93 An per square kilometre | 0.833 An per square kilometre | 2.53 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.14 An per square kilometre | 1.82 An per square kilometre | 2.63 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.23 An per square kilometre | 1.93 An per square kilometre | 2.44 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.09 An per square kilometre | 1.05 An per square kilometre | 2.39 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 An per square kilometre | 1.36 An per square kilometre | 1.5 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 96 Denmark 1.64 An per square kilometre compare
- 97 Czechia 1.58 An per square kilometre compare
- 98 Dominican Republic 1.58 An per square kilometre compare
- 100 Lesotho 1.36 An per square kilometre compare
- 101 Nepal 1.32 An per square kilometre compare
- 102 Guatemala 1.26 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Egypt?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Egypt was 1.37 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 An per square kilometre in 1993.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.833 An per square kilometre in 1980.
- How does Egypt rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Egypt ranks 99th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.