Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.1749 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.1749 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 30.1%
World rank
138th
of 160 countries
All-time high
0.3146 An per square kilometre
in 1970
All-time low
0.0657 An per square kilometre
in 2011
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Zimbabwe, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 0.1749 An per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023.
The figure is up 30.1% on the previous year and up 150.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.3146 An per square kilometre in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0657 An per square kilometre, in 2011.
Zimbabwe ranks 138th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1398 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1554 An per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1615 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1643 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1696 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.1928 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1967 | 0.2205 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2533 An per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2934 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1970 | 0.3146 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.313 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2807 An per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2924 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1974 | 0.2197 An per square kilometre | -24.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1934 An per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1773 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1727 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1587 An per square kilometre | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1398 An per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1980 | 0.1282 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1068 An per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1101 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.1127 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1391 An per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 1985 | 0.105 An per square kilometre | -24.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1047 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1329 An per square kilometre | +26.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1055 An per square kilometre | -20.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1184 An per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1990 | 0.107 An per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1011 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0995 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0884 An per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1994 | 0.091 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0897 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0918 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0817 An per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0905 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1137 An per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1241 An per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1086 An per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1163 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1008 An per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0956 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0931 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0901 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0857 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0847 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0724 An per square kilometre | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0662 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0657 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0693 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0698 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0724 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1031 An per square kilometre | +42.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1116 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1266 An per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1002 An per square kilometre | -20.8% |
| 2019 | 0.134 An per square kilometre | +33.7% |
| 2020 | 0.136 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1335 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1344 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1749 An per square kilometre | +30.1% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.1749 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.44 An per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.1749 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.22 An per square kilometre, 8% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1945 An per square kilometre | 0.1398 An per square kilometre | 0.2934 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2262 An per square kilometre | 0.1398 An per square kilometre | 0.3146 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1163 An per square kilometre | 0.1047 An per square kilometre | 0.1391 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0954 An per square kilometre | 0.0817 An per square kilometre | 0.1137 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0971 An per square kilometre | 0.0724 An per square kilometre | 0.1241 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0919 An per square kilometre | 0.0657 An per square kilometre | 0.134 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1447 An per square kilometre | 0.1335 An per square kilometre | 0.1749 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 135 Angola 0.2301 An per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bahamas 0.2156 An per square kilometre compare
- 137 Finland 0.1783 An per square kilometre compare
- 139 Madagascar 0.138 An per square kilometre compare
- 140 Congo 0.1333 An per square kilometre compare
- 141 Botswana 0.1332 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Zimbabwe?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Zimbabwe was 0.1749 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3146 An per square kilometre in 1970.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0657 An per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Zimbabwe ranks 138th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.