Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in France
France: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.06 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in France, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in France stood at 0.06 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in France peaked at 0.2042 An per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.06 An per person, in 2024.
That places France 81st 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 France, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1306 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1297 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1176 An per person | -9.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1196 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.1271 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1336 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1362 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 0.132 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1297 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.135 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1467 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1453 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1437 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1383 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1359 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.1505 An per person | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1551 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1589 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1695 An per person | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1894 An per person | +11.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1921 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.2042 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1923 An per person | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.19 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1933 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1879 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.186 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1817 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.1827 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1933 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.178 An per person | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1705 An per person | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1671 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1623 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1606 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.1597 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1546 An per person | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1529 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.151 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1511 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1492 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1451 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1428 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1403 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1385 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1353 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1317 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1265 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1225 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1183 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1141 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.1134 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1102 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1082 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1059 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1017 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0977 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0731 An per person | -25.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0722 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0711 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0715 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.069 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0637 An per person | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.06 An per person | -5.9% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.06 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0365 An per person, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- France's 0.06 An per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0583 An per person, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in France changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -25.2% | 0.0977 An per person | 0.0731 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1285 An per person | 0.1176 An per person | 0.1362 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1479 An per person | 0.135 An per person | 0.1695 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.19 An per person | 0.1817 An per person | 0.2042 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.165 An per person | 0.151 An per person | 0.1933 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1383 An per person | 0.1225 An per person | 0.1511 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1015 An per person | 0.0722 An per person | 0.1183 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0671 An per person | 0.06 An per person | 0.0715 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
- 78 Zambia 0.0676 An per person compare
- 79 Mali 0.061 An per person compare
- 80 North Macedonia 0.0607 An per person compare
- 82 Slovenia 0.0566 An per person compare
- 83 Saint Lucia 0.0561 An per person compare
- 84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0543 An per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in France?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in France was 0.06 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2042 An per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.06 An per person in 2024.
- How does France rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- France ranks 81st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.