Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Namibia
Namibia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.9066 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 0.9066 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Namibia peaked at 1.21 An per square kilometre in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.2429 An per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Namibia 107th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.7288 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.7774 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 0.8502 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 0.8745 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.8867 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.8988 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.8745 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.8867 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8988 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.911 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9231 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.9474 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 0.9717 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.03 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.9717 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1978 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 1.21 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 1.19 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.8502 An per square kilometre | -28.6% |
| 1982 | 0.7288 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1983 | 0.6073 An per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1984 | 0.6681 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1985 | 0.6681 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.7288 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.6073 An per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6923 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7288 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.7288 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7895 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.4494 An per square kilometre | -43.1% |
| 1993 | 0.4494 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4251 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2429 An per square kilometre | -42.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3037 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4008 An per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2551 An per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 1999 | 0.911 An per square kilometre | +257.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8745 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3401 An per square kilometre | -61.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5101 An per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5466 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.447 An per square kilometre | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 0.6438 An per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7166 An per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7774 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8138 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8138 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 An per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9091 An per square kilometre | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.934 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 0.8641 An per square kilometre | -14.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7497 An per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6863 An per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 0.794 An per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7005 An per square kilometre | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6896 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5595 An per square kilometre | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 0.6811 An per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9808 An per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9066 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.9066 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 26% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.9066 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +257.1% | 0.2551 An per square kilometre | 0.911 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8529 An per square kilometre | 0.7288 An per square kilometre | 0.8988 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.03 An per square kilometre | 0.911 An per square kilometre | 1.21 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.747 An per square kilometre | 0.6073 An per square kilometre | 1.19 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4956 An per square kilometre | 0.2429 An per square kilometre | 0.911 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6484 An per square kilometre | 0.3401 An per square kilometre | 0.8745 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8341 An per square kilometre | 0.6863 An per square kilometre | 1.01 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.782 An per square kilometre | 0.5595 An per square kilometre | 0.9808 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 104 Singapore 1.1 An per square kilometre compare
- 105 Luxembourg 1.01 An per square kilometre compare
- 106 Liberia 0.9124 An per square kilometre compare
- 108 Brazil 0.8132 An per square kilometre compare
- 109 Mauritius 0.8082 An per square kilometre compare
- 110 Argentina 0.8028 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Namibia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Namibia was 0.9066 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.21 An per square kilometre in 1979.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2429 An per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Namibia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Namibia ranks 107th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.