Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0517 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0517 An per person for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.1687 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.043 An per person, in 2000.
That places Gambia 86th 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1687 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1666 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.139 An per person | -16.6% |
| 1964 | 0.142 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1426 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.143 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1391 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1272 An per person | -8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.1272 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1278 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1279 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1296 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1302 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1299 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1294 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.1282 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1281 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1277 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1267 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1255 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1234 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1214 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.1193 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.117 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1289 An per person | +10.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1265 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1237 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1093 An per person | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1038 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0855 An per person | -17.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0808 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0751 An per person | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0695 An per person | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0647 An per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0603 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0563 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0526 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0492 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 0.046 An per person | -6.5% |
| 2000 | 0.043 An per person | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0597 An per person | +38.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0664 An per person | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0792 An per person | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0765 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0766 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0767 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0784 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0789 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0788 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0727 An per person | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0595 An per person | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0563 An per person | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0561 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0531 An per person | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0486 An per person | -8.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0473 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0503 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0524 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0547 An per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0593 An per person | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0596 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0599 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0511 An per person | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0517 An per person | +1.0% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0517 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1589 An per person, 33% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0517 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 51% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +38.9% | 0.043 An per person | 0.0597 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1439 An per person | 0.1272 An per person | 0.1687 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1286 An per person | 0.1267 An per person | 0.1302 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1199 An per person | 0.1038 An per person | 0.1289 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.064 An per person | 0.046 An per person | 0.0855 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0714 An per person | 0.043 An per person | 0.0792 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0551 An per person | 0.0473 An per person | 0.0727 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0563 An per person | 0.0511 An per person | 0.0599 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Gambia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Gambia was 0.0517 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1687 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.043 An per person in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 86th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Gambia 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.