Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Eswatini
Eswatini: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.5417 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Eswatini stood at 0.5417 An per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Eswatini peaked at 1.16 An per square kilometre in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.2326 An per square kilometre, in 1968.
That places Eswatini 120th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2907 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5814 An per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1963 | 0.2907 An per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1964 | 0.5814 An per square kilometre | +100.0% |
| 1965 | 0.5814 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4651 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 1967 | 0.5814 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2326 An per square kilometre | -60.0% |
| 1969 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | +400.0% |
| 1970 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5814 An per square kilometre | -50.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5233 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5814 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7558 An per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1976 | 0.7558 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.814 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.8721 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6395 An per square kilometre | -26.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7558 An per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.7558 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.9302 An per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8721 An per square kilometre | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.814 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1985 | 0.6977 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.8721 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5814 An per square kilometre | -47.4% |
| 1989 | 0.6686 An per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3605 An per square kilometre | -46.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4012 An per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4651 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1993 | 0.7267 An per square kilometre | +56.3% |
| 1994 | 0.7267 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.814 An per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.843 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6795 An per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6566 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.6432 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7849 An per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7048 An per square kilometre | -10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.702 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.6977 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.692 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.6851 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6772 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6115 An per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6063 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5647 An per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.5519 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5393 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5271 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.5155 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5048 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.444 An per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4999 An per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4831 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4787 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5128 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5085 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5347 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5378 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5417 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.5417 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.5417 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 24% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +400.0% | 0.2326 An per square kilometre | 1.16 An per square kilometre |
| 1962 | +100.0% | 0.2907 An per square kilometre | 0.5814 An per square kilometre |
| 1964 | +100.0% | 0.2907 An per square kilometre | 0.5814 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5297 An per square kilometre | 0.2326 An per square kilometre | 1.16 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.7849 An per square kilometre | 0.5233 An per square kilometre | 1.16 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8052 An per square kilometre | 0.5814 An per square kilometre | 1.1 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6317 An per square kilometre | 0.3605 An per square kilometre | 0.843 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6726 An per square kilometre | 0.5647 An per square kilometre | 0.7849 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5057 An per square kilometre | 0.444 An per square kilometre | 0.5519 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5307 An per square kilometre | 0.5085 An per square kilometre | 0.5417 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
- 117 Sweden 0.6014 An per square kilometre compare
- 118 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5646 An per square kilometre compare
- 119 Myanmar 0.5618 An per square kilometre compare
- 121 Niger 0.4947 An per square kilometre compare
- 122 Fiji 0.4832 An per square kilometre compare
- 123 Puerto Rico 0.4514 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Eswatini?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Eswatini was 0.5417 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 An per square kilometre in 1969.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2326 An per square kilometre in 1968.
- How does Eswatini rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Eswatini ranks 120th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.