Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Guatemala
Guatemala: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0081 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Guatemala, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 0.0081 An per person for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Guatemala peaked at 0.0646 An per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.006 An per person, in 2000.
Guatemala ranks 140th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0548 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0611 An per person | +11.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0535 An per person | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0547 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0646 An per person | +18.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0374 An per person | -42.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0425 An per person | +13.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0371 An per person | -12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0351 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0379 An per person | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0371 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0343 An per person | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 0.036 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0346 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0328 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0331 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0347 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0331 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0323 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0245 An per person | -24.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0182 An per person | -25.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0183 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0188 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0183 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0206 An per person | +12.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0211 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0187 An per person | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0192 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0184 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0183 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0123 An per person | -32.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0118 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0117 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0127 An per person | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0129 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0132 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0113 An per person | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 An per person | -15.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 An per person | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 0.006 An per person | -23.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0121 An per person | +103.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0104 An per person | -14.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 An per person | -18.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0083 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0097 An per person | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0105 An per person | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0104 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0102 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.01 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0097 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0096 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0096 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0094 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0094 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0094 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0091 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0087 An per person | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0085 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0085 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0083 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0082 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0081 An per person | -1.7% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 0.0081 An per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0437 An per person, 18% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 0.0081 An per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0232 An per person, 35% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Guatemala 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 | +103.2% | 0.006 An per person | 0.0121 An per person |
| 1966 | -42.2% | 0.0646 An per person | 0.0374 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.049 An per person | 0.0351 An per person | 0.0646 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0346 An per person | 0.0323 An per person | 0.0379 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0196 An per person | 0.0182 An per person | 0.0245 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0122 An per person | 0.0078 An per person | 0.0183 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0096 An per person | 0.006 An per person | 0.0121 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 An per person | 0.0086 An per person | 0.0099 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0083 An per person | 0.0081 An per person | 0.0085 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More agriculture & rural data for Guatemala
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0955 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 630.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.437 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Guatemala?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Guatemala was 0.0081 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0646 An per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.006 An per person in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.