Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in China
China: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.2421 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in China, 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 China is 0.2421 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in China peaked at 0.256 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0151 An per person, in 1962.
China ranks 41st of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0152 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0151 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0176 An per person | +17.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0201 An per person | +14.0% |
| 1965 | 0.022 An per person | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0254 An per person | +15.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0257 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0256 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0253 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.025 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0272 An per person | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0287 An per person | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0309 An per person | +7.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0312 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.032 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0296 An per person | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0307 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0317 An per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0366 An per person | +15.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0433 An per person | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0451 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0471 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0468 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0487 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0484 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.049 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0559 An per person | +13.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0617 An per person | +10.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0723 An per person | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0782 An per person | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0846 An per person | +8.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0885 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0943 An per person | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.1001 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1165 An per person | +16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1141 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1298 An per person | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 0.1393 An per person | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1504 An per person | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1569 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1556 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1604 An per person | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1731 An per person | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 0.1864 An per person | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.1937 An per person | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.1978 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1986 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1977 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2009 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2036 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1983 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2002 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2024 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2096 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2137 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2212 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2206 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2211 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2252 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2324 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.2494 An per person | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2553 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.256 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.2421 An per person | -5.4% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2421 An per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0437 An per person, 5.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2421 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0175 An per person, 13.9× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0213 An per person | 0.0151 An per person | 0.0257 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0304 An per person | 0.025 An per person | 0.0366 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0518 An per person | 0.0433 An per person | 0.0723 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1096 An per person | 0.0782 An per person | 0.1504 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1821 An per person | 0.1556 An per person | 0.2009 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2116 An per person | 0.1983 An per person | 0.2252 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.247 An per person | 0.2324 An per person | 0.256 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in China?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in China was 0.2421 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.256 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0151 An per person in 1962.
- How does China rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- China ranks 41st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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.