Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Eritrea
Eritrea: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.4042 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 0.4042 An per person for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Eritrea peaked at 0.5866 An per person in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4042 An per person, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 19th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.5551 An per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.558 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.5382 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.5229 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.5274 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5627 An per person | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 0.5649 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5866 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.57 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5391 An per person | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5614 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5311 An per person | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5186 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4945 An per person | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 0.492 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4847 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.462 An per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4553 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4496 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4465 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4456 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4418 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4432 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.4423 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.4412 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4381 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.4331 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4278 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.4248 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4171 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.4108 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.4042 An per person | -1.6% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 0.4042 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1589 An per person, 2.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 0.4042 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 4.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.547 An per person | 0.5229 An per person | 0.5649 An per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.524 An per person | 0.462 An per person | 0.5866 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4437 An per person | 0.4331 An per person | 0.4553 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.417 An per person | 0.4042 An per person | 0.4278 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Eritrea?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Eritrea was 0.4042 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5866 An per person in 2000.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4042 An per person in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Eritrea ranks 19th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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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.