Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Mozambique
Mozambique: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) was 42,157 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mozambique, 1961–2024
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 Mozambique is 42,157 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.2% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Mozambique peaked at 80,000 An in 1975 and was at its lowest, 21,579 An, in 2015.
That places Mozambique 168th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 31,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 34,000 An | +9.7% |
| 1963 | 36,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 39,000 An | +8.3% |
| 1965 | 42,000 An | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 42,400 An | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 41,000 An | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 48,000 An | +17.1% |
| 1969 | 42,000 An | -12.5% |
| 1970 | 45,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 55,000 An | +22.2% |
| 1972 | 65,600 An | +19.3% |
| 1973 | 54,400 An | -17.1% |
| 1974 | 62,500 An | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 80,000 An | +28.0% |
| 1976 | 45,000 An | -43.8% |
| 1977 | 48,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 50,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 52,000 An | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 54,000 An | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 55,000 An | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 56,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 57,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 58,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 59,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 60,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 61,000 An | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 62,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 63,000 An | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 30,000 An | -52.4% |
| 1992 | 30,800 An | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 34,230 An | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 34,751 An | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 34,387 An | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 33,671 An | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 33,546 An | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 32,000 An | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 32,824 An | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 35,373 An | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 35,081 An | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 38,800 An | +10.6% |
| 2003 | 26,697 An | -31.2% |
| 2004 | 32,525 An | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 37,835 An | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 27,582 An | -27.1% |
| 2007 | 37,241 An | +35.0% |
| 2008 | 46,024 An | +23.6% |
| 2009 | 39,356 An | -14.5% |
| 2010 | 38,199 An | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 37,169 An | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 38,860 An | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 40,314 An | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 34,968 An | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 21,579 An | -38.3% |
| 2016 | 30,225 An | +40.1% |
| 2017 | 35,127 An | +16.2% |
| 2018 | 35,802 An | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 42,834 An | +19.6% |
| 2020 | 27,602 An | -35.6% |
| 2021 | 28,912 An | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 37,267 An | +28.9% |
| 2023 | 48,036 An | +28.9% |
| 2024 | 42,157 An | -12.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 42,157 An is below the median for low income countries, which is 523,877 An, 8% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 42,157 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 288,763 An, 15% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -52.4% | 63,000 An | 30,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39,489 An | 31,000 An | 48,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 55,750 An | 45,000 An | 80,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 57,400 An | 52,000 An | 62,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,921 An | 30,000 An | 63,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,651 An | 26,697 An | 46,024 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 35,508 An | 21,579 An | 42,834 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,795 An | 27,602 An | 48,036 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.167 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.001 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Mozambique?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Mozambique was 42,157 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 80,000 An in 1975.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,579 An in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Mozambique ranks 168th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.