Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Madagascar
Madagascar: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.138 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 0.138 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Madagascar peaked at 0.38 An per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0929 An per square kilometre, in 2001.
Madagascar ranks 139th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1212 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1522 An per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1881 An per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1938 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.2077 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1966 | 0.2425 An per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2438 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2977 An per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3192 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3338 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3422 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.3453 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3382 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.3262 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3322 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3133 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 0.2925 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3006 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2063 An per square kilometre | -31.3% |
| 1980 | 0.3155 An per square kilometre | +52.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3448 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3181 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 1983 | 0.2528 An per square kilometre | -20.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2648 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3026 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 0.27 An per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 1987 | 0.3319 An per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1988 | 0.3474 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3714 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1990 | 0.38 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 0.1101 An per square kilometre | -71.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1126 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1152 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1187 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.1204 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1109 An per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1195 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1085 An per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0993 An per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0976 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0929 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1078 An per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1378 An per square kilometre | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1298 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1119 An per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2006 | 0.104 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1158 An per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1178 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1193 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1211 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1265 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1278 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1268 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1218 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.125 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1302 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1207 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1229 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1251 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.1276 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1357 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1396 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.138 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.138 An per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.37 An per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.138 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -71.0% | 0.38 An per square kilometre | 0.1101 An per square kilometre |
| 1980 | +52.9% | 0.2063 An per square kilometre | 0.3155 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2185 An per square kilometre | 0.1212 An per square kilometre | 0.3192 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3131 An per square kilometre | 0.2063 An per square kilometre | 0.3453 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3119 An per square kilometre | 0.2528 An per square kilometre | 0.3714 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1395 An per square kilometre | 0.0993 An per square kilometre | 0.38 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1135 An per square kilometre | 0.0929 An per square kilometre | 0.1378 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1248 An per square kilometre | 0.1207 An per square kilometre | 0.1302 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1352 An per square kilometre | 0.1276 An per square kilometre | 0.1396 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 136 Bahamas 0.2156 An per square kilometre compare
- 137 Finland 0.1783 An per square kilometre compare
- 138 Zimbabwe 0.1749 An per square kilometre compare
- 140 Congo 0.1333 An per square kilometre compare
- 141 Botswana 0.1332 An per square kilometre compare
- 142 Sri Lanka 0.1276 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Madagascar?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Madagascar was 0.138 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.38 An per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0929 An per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Madagascar ranks 139th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.