Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Australia
Australia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 1.53 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Australia is 1.53 An per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Australia peaked at 4.01 An per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.08 An per person, in 2020.
That places Australia 3rd out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Australia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.11 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.1 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.09 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.99 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 2.94 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 2.97 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 2.75 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 3.17 An per person | +14.9% |
| 1969 | 2.99 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 3.38 An per person | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 3.51 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 4.01 An per person | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 3.08 An per person | -23.4% |
| 1974 | 1.84 An per person | -40.1% |
| 1975 | 2.07 An per person | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 2.34 An per person | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 2.23 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 2.03 An per person | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 1.85 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 2.07 An per person | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 2.14 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.86 An per person | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 1.95 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.64 An per person | -16.0% |
| 1985 | 1.78 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 2.01 An per person | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 2 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.96 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 1.73 An per person | -11.8% |
| 1990 | 1.95 An per person | +12.6% |
| 1991 | 2.02 An per person | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 2 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.9 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 1.87 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.84 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.6 An per person | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 1.59 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 1.68 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 1.68 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.76 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 1.87 An per person | +5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.69 An per person | -9.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6 An per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 1.41 An per person | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 1.49 An per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.55 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 1.66 An per person | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 1.53 An per person | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.49 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.24 An per person | -16.7% |
| 2011 | 1.11 An per person | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.17 An per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.41 An per person | +19.9% |
| 2014 | 1.46 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 1.43 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 1.38 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.26 An per person | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 1.36 An per person | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 1.28 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.08 An per person | -15.8% |
| 2021 | 1.08 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.15 An per person | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 1.39 An per person | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 1.53 An per person | +9.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.53 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0365 An per person, 42.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.53 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0175 An per person, 87.6× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.01 An per person | 2.75 An per person | 3.17 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.63 An per person | 1.84 An per person | 4.01 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 An per person | 1.64 An per person | 2.14 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 An per person | 1.59 An per person | 2.02 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 An per person | 1.41 An per person | 1.87 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 An per person | 1.11 An per person | 1.46 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.25 An per person | 1.08 An per person | 1.53 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 New Zealand 4.23 An per person compare
- 2 Mongolia 3.54 An per person compare
- 4 Chad 1.22 An per person compare
- 5 Iceland 1.16 An per person compare
- 6 Faroe Islands 1.02 An per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Australia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Australia was 1.53 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.01 An per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.08 An per person in 2020.
- How does Australia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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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How this figure is calculated
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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About this data
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.