Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.2125 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.2125 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 12.3% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.9043 An per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2125 An per person, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 44th out of 164 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5726 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5561 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5709 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5869 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.6032 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.6327 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.6913 An per person | +9.2% |
| 1968 | 0.7495 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6973 An per person | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.682 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.6711 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.5365 An per person | -20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5766 An per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.6007 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6083 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.7121 An per person | +17.1% |
| 1977 | 0.6574 An per person | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6627 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6466 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7123 An per person | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.8209 An per person | +15.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9043 An per person | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8527 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 0.7707 An per person | -9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6616 An per person | -14.2% |
| 1986 | 0.5988 An per person | -9.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6419 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6754 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6952 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.7245 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7272 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.6522 An per person | -10.3% |
| 1993 | 0.5755 An per person | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.5415 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.5157 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5348 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.569 An per person | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 0.6002 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.6386 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5613 An per person | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4733 An per person | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3789 An per person | -19.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3651 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3777 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.3688 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3186 An per person | -13.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2628 An per person | -17.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3259 An per person | +24.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3324 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3712 An per person | +11.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3653 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3384 An per person | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 0.317 An per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3136 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3073 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2928 An per person | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2958 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2825 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2791 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2641 An per person | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2606 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.254 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2424 An per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.2125 An per person | -12.3% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.2125 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1589 An per person, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.2125 An per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3127 An per person, 68% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.629 An per person | 0.5561 An per person | 0.7495 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6354 An per person | 0.5365 An per person | 0.7121 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7334 An per person | 0.5988 An per person | 0.9043 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6079 An per person | 0.5157 An per person | 0.7272 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3765 An per person | 0.2628 An per person | 0.5613 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3163 An per person | 0.2791 An per person | 0.3712 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2467 An per person | 0.2125 An per person | 0.2641 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.2125 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9043 An per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2125 An per person in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 44th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.