Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 3.62 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in United Arab Emirates, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 3.62 An per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in United Arab Emirates peaked at 25.13 An per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2253 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
United Arab Emirates ranks 72nd of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2253 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2323 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.2366 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.2535 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2577 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2675 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2957 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3239 An per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1969 | 0.352 An per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 0.9575 An per square kilometre | +172.0% |
| 1971 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1972 | 1.08 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.27 An per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1974 | 1.41 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 1.27 An per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 1.55 An per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1977 | 2.32 An per square kilometre | +50.0% |
| 1978 | 3.31 An per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 1979 | 5.14 An per square kilometre | +55.3% |
| 1980 | 6.83 An per square kilometre | +32.9% |
| 1981 | 6.69 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 9.57 An per square kilometre | +43.2% |
| 1983 | 9.29 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 14.08 An per square kilometre | +51.5% |
| 1985 | 13.52 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 13.52 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16.61 An per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1988 | 17.74 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1989 | 14.36 An per square kilometre | -19.0% |
| 1990 | 16.61 An per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1991 | 20.84 An per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 1992 | 19.43 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 23.23 An per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1994 | 24.01 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 24.64 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 25.13 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 24.64 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 19.15 An per square kilometre | -22.3% |
| 1999 | 14.22 An per square kilometre | -25.7% |
| 2000 | 12.53 An per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2001 | 11.85 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 13.38 An per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2003 | 11.26 An per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 2004 | 6.62 An per square kilometre | -41.2% |
| 2005 | 7.74 An per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 2006 | 10.84 An per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 2007 | 8.45 An per square kilometre | -22.1% |
| 2008 | 9.01 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 9.43 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 5.49 An per square kilometre | -41.8% |
| 2011 | 5.42 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 5.49 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.85 An per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 2.8 An per square kilometre | -27.2% |
| 2015 | 3.18 An per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 2016 | 3.43 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 3.95 An per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 3.32 An per square kilometre | -16.0% |
| 2019 | 3.41 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.63 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 3.65 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.66 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.62 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 3.62 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.84 An per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 3.62 An per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17.46 An per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +172.0% | 0.352 An per square kilometre | 0.9575 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2716 An per square kilometre | 0.2253 An per square kilometre | 0.352 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.94 An per square kilometre | 0.9575 An per square kilometre | 5.14 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.22 An per square kilometre | 6.69 An per square kilometre | 17.74 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.19 An per square kilometre | 14.22 An per square kilometre | 25.13 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.11 An per square kilometre | 6.62 An per square kilometre | 13.38 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.04 An per square kilometre | 2.8 An per square kilometre | 5.49 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.64 An per square kilometre | 3.62 An per square kilometre | 3.66 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1404 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in United Arab Emirates?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in United Arab Emirates was 3.62 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 25.13 An per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2253 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 72nd out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.