Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.1464 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Eswatini stood at 0.1464 An per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.3014 An per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.1078 An per person, in 2003.
Eswatini ranks 57th of 164 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.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2689 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2767 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2569 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2641 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2575 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2458 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.2567 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.2362 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2908 An per person | +23.1% |
| 1970 | 0.2946 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2979 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 0.2791 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2797 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.284 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3014 An per person | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.2732 An per person | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2665 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 0.2686 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2616 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.2648 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2643 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2682 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.2732 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.2394 An per person | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2067 An per person | -13.7% |
| 1986 | 0.2287 An per person | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2278 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1875 An per person | -17.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1928 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1389 An per person | -27.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1441 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1728 An per person | +19.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1724 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1756 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1793 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1783 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.1457 An per person | -18.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1386 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.132 An per person | -4.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1666 An per person | +26.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1638 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1369 An per person | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1078 An per person | -21.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1304 An per person | +20.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1203 An per person | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1149 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.126 An per person | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1329 An per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1589 An per person | +19.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1602 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.16 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1594 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1493 An per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.1426 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.141 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.158 An per person | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1509 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1478 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1506 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.1539 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1512 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1494 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1478 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.1464 An per person | -1.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.1464 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 1.1× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.1464 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2615 An per person | 0.2362 An per person | 0.2908 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2807 An per person | 0.2616 An per person | 0.3014 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2353 An per person | 0.1875 An per person | 0.2732 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1578 An per person | 0.132 An per person | 0.1793 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1358 An per person | 0.1078 An per person | 0.1666 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.152 An per person | 0.141 An per person | 0.1602 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1497 An per person | 0.1464 An per person | 0.1539 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Eswatini?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Eswatini was 0.1464 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3014 An per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1078 An per person in 2003.
- How does Eswatini rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 57th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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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.