Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Niger
Niger: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.4947 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Niger, 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 Niger stood at 0.4947 An per square kilometre.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Niger peaked at 1.4 An per square kilometre in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1979 An per square kilometre, in 2004.
That places Niger 121st out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Niger, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2842 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3553 An per square kilometre | +25.0% |
| 1963 | 0.4342 An per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1964 | 0.4658 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 0.4263 An per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 1966 | 0.6 An per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1967 | 0.6474 An per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.7895 An per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 1969 | 0.8289 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1970 | 0.8534 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.8305 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.8802 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.87 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 0.6742 An per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1975 | 0.6868 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7634 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9947 An per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 1978 | 0.9963 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1981 | 1.26 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1982 | 1.25 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8802 An per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 1985 | 0.7421 An per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 0.9639 An per square kilometre | +29.9% |
| 1987 | 0.9702 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 1.12 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 1.17 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.28 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 1.36 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 1.4 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.277 An per square kilometre | -80.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2768 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2674 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2525 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1979 An per square kilometre | -21.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2971 An per square kilometre | +50.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2872 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2753 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2713 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2873 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3333 An per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 0.362 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3787 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.397 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4385 An per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5251 An per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4992 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.5082 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5231 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4881 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.5261 An per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.504 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5287 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4947 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.4947 An per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.37 An per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.4947 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -80.2% | 1.4 An per square kilometre | 0.277 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5368 An per square kilometre | 0.2842 An per square kilometre | 0.8289 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.8588 An per square kilometre | 0.6742 An per square kilometre | 1.04 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.06 An per square kilometre | 0.7421 An per square kilometre | 1.3 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.18 An per square kilometre | 1.08 An per square kilometre | 1.4 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.269 An per square kilometre | 0.1979 An per square kilometre | 0.2971 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4453 An per square kilometre | 0.3333 An per square kilometre | 0.5251 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5134 An per square kilometre | 0.4947 An per square kilometre | 0.5287 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 118 Sao Tome and Principe 0.5646 An per square kilometre compare
- 119 Myanmar 0.5618 An per square kilometre compare
- 120 Eswatini 0.5417 An per square kilometre compare
- 122 Fiji 0.4832 An per square kilometre compare
- 123 Puerto Rico 0.4514 An per square kilometre compare
- 124 Mali 0.3616 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Niger?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Niger was 0.4947 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 Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4 An per square kilometre in 1999.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1979 An per square kilometre in 2004.
- How does Niger rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Niger ranks 121st out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Niger 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.