Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita was 0.001 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in Kenya is 0.001 t per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0019 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 t per person, in 2017.
That places Kenya 61st out of 160 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 — Production, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0016 t per person | -15.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0016 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0016 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0015 t per person | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0014 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0015 t per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0014 t per person | -2.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0013 t per person | -7.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0011 t per person | -12.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0011 t per person | -5.8% |
| 1972 | 0.001 t per person | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0009 t per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0009 t per person | -3.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0012 t per person | +25.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0012 t per person | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0012 t per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0012 t per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.001 t per person | -14.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 t per person | +11.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 t per person | +16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 t per person | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 t per person | -31.6% |
| 1984 | 0.001 t per person | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0013 t per person | +22.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0009 t per person | -29.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0008 t per person | -11.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0011 t per person | +35.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0011 t per person | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0011 t per person | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0012 t per person | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0011 t per person | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0011 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.001 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 0.001 t per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0009 t per person | -9.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0009 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 t per person | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0009 t per person | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 t per person | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0011 t per person | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 t per person | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0011 t per person | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 0.001 t per person | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.001 t per person | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.001 t per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0011 t per person | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.001 t per person | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.001 t per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.001 t per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.001 t per person | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0009 t per person | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0009 t per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0009 t per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0006 t per person | -28.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0006 t per person | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 t per person | -37.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 t per person | +39.4% |
| 2019 | 0.001 t per person | +97.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 t per person | +53.8% |
| 2021 | 0.001 t per person | -37.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0007 t per person | -24.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0009 t per person | +28.7% |
| 2024 | 0.001 t per person | +7.2% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.001 t per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0007 t per person, 1.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.001 t per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 t per person, 2.7× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita in Kenya 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +97.2% | 0.0005 t per person | 0.001 t per person |
| 2020 | +53.8% | 0.001 t per person | 0.0015 t per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0016 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0013 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 t per person | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.001 t per person | 0.0009 t per person | 0.0012 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 t per person | 0.0004 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.001 t per person | 0.0007 t per person | 0.0015 t per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in Kenya?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita in Kenya was 0.001 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0019 t per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 t per person in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 61st out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Population, total, 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 — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.