Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in India
India: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.1638 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.1638 An per person for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 72.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in India peaked at 0.1638 An per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0594 An per person, in 2003.
India ranks 52nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0755 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0776 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0767 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0753 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0739 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0727 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0712 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0696 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0678 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0661 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0643 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0624 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0615 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0608 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0613 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0609 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0606 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0612 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0618 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0626 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0632 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0669 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0662 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0656 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0652 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.065 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0694 An per person | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0687 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.068 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0672 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0665 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0659 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0655 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0652 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.065 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0646 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0645 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0635 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0626 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0617 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0609 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0601 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0594 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0603 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0612 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0623 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0634 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0686 An per person | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 0.07 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0757 An per person | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0788 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0817 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0895 An per person | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 0.095 An per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0992 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.1035 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1077 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.1077 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1153 An per person | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1227 An per person | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1279 An per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1383 An per person | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1501 An per person | +8.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1638 An per person | +9.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.1638 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- India's 0.1638 An per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0842 An per person, 1.9× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0734 An per person | 0.0678 An per person | 0.0776 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0621 An per person | 0.0606 An per person | 0.0661 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0661 An per person | 0.0626 An per person | 0.0694 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0651 An per person | 0.0626 An per person | 0.0672 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0628 An per person | 0.0594 An per person | 0.07 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0954 An per person | 0.0757 An per person | 0.1153 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1406 An per person | 0.1227 An per person | 0.1638 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in India?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in India was 0.1638 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1638 An per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0594 An per person in 2003.
- How does India rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- India ranks 52nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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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.