Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.1896 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Kenya is 0.1896 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.3334 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1342 An per person, in 2022.
That places Kenya 48th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3334 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3115 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.3092 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3097 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.2958 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.281 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2775 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2583 An per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.2251 An per person | -12.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1979 An per person | -12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1887 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1749 An per person | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.163 An per person | -6.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1683 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1887 An per person | +12.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1992 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.2232 An per person | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2558 An per person | +14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.2441 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1931 An per person | -20.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1925 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1897 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1618 An per person | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.2007 An per person | +24.0% |
| 1985 | 0.2224 An per person | +10.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1808 An per person | -18.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1763 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2069 An per person | +17.4% |
| 1989 | 0.2057 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2156 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2195 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.2133 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.207 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.1992 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.1955 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.1829 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1833 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.161 An per person | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1942 An per person | +20.6% |
| 2000 | 0.1756 An per person | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1868 An per person | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1839 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1784 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1696 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1638 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1688 An per person | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1731 An per person | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1663 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1676 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1652 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1581 An per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1424 An per person | -9.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1353 An per person | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1476 An per person | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1393 An per person | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1708 An per person | +22.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1584 An per person | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1721 An per person | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2207 An per person | +28.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2306 An per person | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1781 An per person | -22.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1342 An per person | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 0.179 An per person | +33.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1896 An per person | +5.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.1896 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 1.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.1896 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.289 An per person | 0.2251 An per person | 0.3334 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2004 An per person | 0.163 An per person | 0.2558 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.193 An per person | 0.1618 An per person | 0.2224 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1971 An per person | 0.161 An per person | 0.2195 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1734 An per person | 0.1638 An per person | 0.1868 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.161 An per person | 0.1353 An per person | 0.2207 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1823 An per person | 0.1342 An per person | 0.2306 An per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Kenya?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Kenya was 0.1896 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3334 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1342 An per person in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 48th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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)
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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.