Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 25.89 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25.89 million An
Change on year
up 6.5%
Rank
15th
of 29 groups
All-time high
26.77 million An
in 2020
All-time low
9.87 million An
in 1997
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Africa is 25.89 million An, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Africa peaked at 26.77 million An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.87 million An, in 1997.

That places Eastern Africa 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 10.93 million An
1962 10.98 million An +0.5%
1963 11.22 million An +2.2%
1964 11.30 million An +0.7%
1965 11.45 million An +1.4%
1966 11.80 million An +3.0%
1967 11.82 million An +0.2%
1968 11.87 million An +0.5%
1969 11.82 million An -0.4%
1970 11.76 million An -0.5%
1971 11.73 million An -0.2%
1972 11.82 million An +0.7%
1973 12.00 million An +1.6%
1974 11.27 million An -6.1%
1975 12.01 million An +6.5%
1976 12.38 million An +3.1%
1977 12.73 million An +2.8%
1978 12.88 million An +1.2%
1979 13.08 million An +1.6%
1980 13.85 million An +5.9%
1981 14.10 million An +1.8%
1982 14.08 million An -0.1%
1983 13.70 million An -2.7%
1984 14.07 million An +2.8%
1985 14.80 million An +5.2%
1986 13.72 million An -7.3%
1987 13.47 million An -1.8%
1988 13.94 million An +3.5%
1989 14.62 million An +4.8%
1990 14.65 million An +0.3%
1991 14.48 million An -1.2%
1992 13.94 million An -3.7%
1993 9.91 million An -28.9%
1994 10.07 million An +1.6%
1995 10.11 million An +0.3%
1996 10.09 million An -0.2%
1997 9.87 million An -2.2%
1998 10.84 million An +9.8%
1999 10.54 million An -2.7%
2000 10.92 million An +3.5%
2001 12.17 million An +11.5%
2002 12.99 million An +6.7%
2003 14.10 million An +8.5%
2004 15.16 million An +7.5%
2005 16.11 million An +6.3%
2006 16.79 million An +4.2%
2007 17.38 million An +3.5%
2008 16.97 million An -2.4%
2009 17.41 million An +2.6%
2010 17.69 million An +1.6%
2011 18.40 million An +4.0%
2012 21.05 million An +14.4%
2013 21.30 million An +1.2%
2014 22.28 million An +4.6%
2015 20.94 million An -6.0%
2016 21.93 million An +4.7%
2017 21.32 million An -2.8%
2018 22.07 million An +3.5%
2019 25.20 million An +14.2%
2020 26.77 million An +6.2%
2021 25.60 million An -4.4%
2022 23.97 million An -6.4%
2023 24.31 million An +1.4%
2024 25.89 million An +6.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.46 million An 10.93 million An 11.87 million An 9
1970s 12.16 million An 11.27 million An 13.08 million An 10
1980s 14.04 million An 13.47 million An 14.80 million An 10
1990s 11.45 million An 9.87 million An 14.65 million An 10
2000s 15.00 million An 10.92 million An 17.41 million An 10
2010s 21.22 million An 17.69 million An 25.20 million An 10
2020s 25.31 million An 23.97 million An 26.77 million An 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

  1. 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 67,503 An compare
  2. 12 Sudan 15.35 million An compare
  3. 13 Ethiopia 13.58 million An compare
  4. 13 Republic of Moldova 51,619 An compare
  5. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.87 million An compare
  6. 14 Melanesia 12,526 An compare
  7. 15 Chad 12.38 million An compare
  8. 15 Timor-Leste 4,500 An compare
  9. 16 Morocco 11.90 million An compare
  10. 16 Polynesia 201 An compare
  11. 17 Russian Federation 10.75 million An compare
  12. 18 Uzbekistan 10.22 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Africa?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Africa was 25.89 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 26.77 million An in 2020.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 9.87 million An in 1997.
How does Eastern Africa rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Eastern Africa ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,899 data points, 1961–2024
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