Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0089 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Madagascar stood at 0.0089 An per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Madagascar peaked at 0.0824 An per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0089 An per person, in 2024.
That places Madagascar 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.042 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0454 An per person | +8.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0497 An per person | +9.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0559 An per person | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0584 An per person | +4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0638 An per person | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0696 An per person | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0788 An per person | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0765 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 0.076 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0749 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0751 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0718 An per person | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0746 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0733 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0772 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0643 An per person | -16.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0635 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0599 An per person | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0743 An per person | +24.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0824 An per person | +10.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0791 An per person | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0595 An per person | -24.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0588 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0605 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0582 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0578 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0595 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0531 An per person | -10.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0532 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0186 An per person | -65.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0216 An per person | +16.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0209 An per person | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0205 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0204 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0164 An per person | -19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0184 An per person | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0169 An per person | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0153 An per person | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 0.013 An per person | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0122 An per person | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0139 An per person | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0146 An per person | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.015 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0126 An per person | -16.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 An per person | -10.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0123 An per person | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0122 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0123 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0121 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0121 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0118 An per person | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0114 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0109 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0108 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0108 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0096 An per person | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0094 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0093 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0095 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0103 An per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0106 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0098 An per person | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0089 An per person | -8.6% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.0089 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1589 An per person, 6% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.0089 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -65.0% | 0.0532 An per person | 0.0186 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.06 An per person | 0.042 An per person | 0.0788 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.071 An per person | 0.0599 An per person | 0.0772 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0643 An per person | 0.0531 An per person | 0.0824 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0222 An per person | 0.0153 An per person | 0.0532 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0129 An per person | 0.0113 An per person | 0.015 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 An per person | 0.0093 An per person | 0.0121 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0098 An per person | 0.0089 An per person | 0.0106 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Madagascar?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Madagascar was 0.0089 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0824 An per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0089 An per person in 2024.
- How does Madagascar rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 135th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.