Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 15 kg/An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Cape Verde is 15 kg/An, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Cape Verde peaked at 16 kg/An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 15 kg/An, in 2011.
Cape Verde ranks 122nd of 234 countries on this measure, 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 15 kg/An is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17 kg/An, 88% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 15 kg/An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14 kg/An, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.1 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 15 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- 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 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1024 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1498 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Cape Verde?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Cape Verde was 15 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 16 kg/An in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 kg/An in 2011.
- How does Cape Verde rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Cape Verde ranks 122nd out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight. 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.