Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) was 13.58 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
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 Ethiopia is 13.58 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Ethiopia peaked at 13.58 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.58 million An, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 16th of 234 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 3.58 million An | — |
| 1994 | 3.59 million An | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 3.60 million An | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 3.61 million An | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.61 million An | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 3.61 million An | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 3.62 million An | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.60 million An | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.75 million An | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 4.72 million An | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 5.26 million An | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 5.98 million An | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 6.80 million An | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 7.79 million An | +14.6% |
| 2007 | 8.50 million An | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 8.15 million An | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 8.50 million An | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 8.60 million An | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.50 million An | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 8.60 million An | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 8.74 million An | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 9.39 million An | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 9.39 million An | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.85 million An | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 9.62 million An | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 9.88 million An | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 12.23 million An | +23.8% |
| 2020 | 12.77 million An | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 13.42 million An | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 12.55 million An | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 12.31 million An | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 13.58 million An | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.60 million An | 3.58 million An | 3.62 million An | 7 |
| 2000s | 6.31 million An | 3.60 million An | 8.50 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.48 million An | 8.50 million An | 12.23 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.93 million An | 12.31 million An | 13.58 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 3.95 million An (2024)
- Unmanufactured tobacco — Yield 673.3 kg/ha (2024)
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight 9 kg/An (2024)
- Wheat — Area harvested 2.13 million ha (2024)
- Wheat — Yield 2,904 kg/ha (2024)
- Wheat — Production 6.19 million t (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Yield/Carcass Weight 109 kg/An (2024)
- Beef and Buffalo Meat, primary — Production 428,612 t (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Production 31.76 million t (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Yield 2,632 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Ethiopia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Ethiopia was 13.58 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.58 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 million An in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Ethiopia ranks 16th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.