Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Spain
Spain: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 16.75 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 16.75 An per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Spain peaked at 41.98 An per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, 16.75 An per square kilometre, in 2023.
Spain ranks 27th of 160 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Spain, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 20.38 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 19.61 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 19.32 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 21.2 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1965 | 21.62 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 21.53 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 22.39 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 21.82 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 21.7 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 23.07 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1971 | 22.66 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 22.74 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 22.88 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 24.5 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 23.42 An per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 1976 | 22.94 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 22.61 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 22.02 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 20.59 An per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1980 | 28.72 An per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1981 | 28.57 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 30.49 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 31.9 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 32.25 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 32.86 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 33.08 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 35.07 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 37.19 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 36.08 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 38.05 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 40.72 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 41.69 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 40.85 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 40.59 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 40.22 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 39.61 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 39.84 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 40.56 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 38.97 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 41.09 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 41.76 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 41.98 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 41.63 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 40.49 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 38.85 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 37.32 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 34.94 An per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2008 | 27.69 An per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2009 | 22.85 An per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 23.47 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 22.76 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 21.03 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 20.62 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.85 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 19.93 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 20.24 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 19.68 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 20.23 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 20.14 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.14 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 19.43 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 18.68 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 16.75 An per square kilometre | -10.3% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 16.75 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.84 An per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Spain's 16.75 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.8 An per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +39.5% | 20.59 An per square kilometre | 28.72 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.07 An per square kilometre | 19.32 An per square kilometre | 22.39 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.74 An per square kilometre | 20.59 An per square kilometre | 24.5 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.62 An per square kilometre | 28.57 An per square kilometre | 37.19 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.11 An per square kilometre | 38.05 An per square kilometre | 41.69 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.86 An per square kilometre | 22.85 An per square kilometre | 41.98 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.79 An per square kilometre | 19.68 An per square kilometre | 23.47 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5 An per square kilometre | 16.75 An per square kilometre | 19.43 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Spain?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Spain was 16.75 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 41.98 An per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.75 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Spain ranks 27th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.