Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 10.9 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ethiopia, 1993–2023
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 Ethiopia is 10.9 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ethiopia peaked at 11.89 An per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.58 An per square kilometre, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 37th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.58 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1994 | 3.59 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.6 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.61 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.61 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.61 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.62 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.6 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.75 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 4.72 An per square kilometre | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 5.26 An per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 5.3 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.03 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 6.9 An per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 7.53 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 7.22 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 7.53 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 7.62 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.53 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 7.62 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.75 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 8.32 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 8.32 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 8.73 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 8.52 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 8.76 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 10.84 An per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 11.32 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 11.89 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 11.12 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 10.9 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 10.9 An per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.37 An per square kilometre, 4.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 10.9 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6 An per square kilometre | 3.58 An per square kilometre | 3.62 An per square kilometre | 7 |
| 2000s | 5.79 An per square kilometre | 3.6 An per square kilometre | 7.53 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.4 An per square kilometre | 7.53 An per square kilometre | 10.84 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.31 An per square kilometre | 10.9 An per square kilometre | 11.89 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ethiopia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Ethiopia was 10.9 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.89 An per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 An per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Ethiopia ranks 37th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.