Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0072 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Mozambique stood at 0.0072 An per person.
That represents a change of down 14.1% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0575 An per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0051 An per person, in 2015.
Mozambique ranks 142nd 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0329 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.033 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0329 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0329 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.034 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0318 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0316 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0324 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0316 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0321 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0325 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0342 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0302 An per person | -11.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0346 An per person | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0288 An per person | -16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0164 An per person | -43.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0166 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.017 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0167 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0164 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0164 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0163 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0162 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0162 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0222 An per person | +37.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0312 An per person | +41.0% |
| 1987 | 0.039 An per person | +24.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0485 An per person | +24.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0575 An per person | +18.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0147 An per person | -74.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0135 An per person | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0134 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0135 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0124 An per person | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0119 An per person | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0117 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0114 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0111 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.011 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.011 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0108 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0108 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0101 An per person | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0105 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0091 An per person | -13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0099 An per person | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0078 An per person | -20.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0076 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0075 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 An per person | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0081 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0051 An per person | -36.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0069 An per person | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0061 An per person | -12.7% |
| 2018 | 0.006 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0063 An per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 An per person | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0069 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0076 An per person | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0084 An per person | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0072 An per person | -14.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0072 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1589 An per person, 5% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0072 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -74.4% | 0.0575 An per person | 0.0147 An per person |
| 1976 | -43.0% | 0.0288 An per person | 0.0164 An per person |
| 1986 | +41.0% | 0.0222 An per person | 0.0312 An per person |
| 1985 | +37.1% | 0.0162 An per person | 0.0222 An per person |
| 2015 | -36.9% | 0.0081 An per person | 0.0051 An per person |
| 2016 | +36.5% | 0.0051 An per person | 0.0069 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 An per person | 0.0316 An per person | 0.034 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0259 An per person | 0.0164 An per person | 0.0346 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.028 An per person | 0.0162 An per person | 0.0575 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0125 An per person | 0.011 An per person | 0.0147 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.01 An per person | 0.0078 An per person | 0.011 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.007 An per person | 0.0051 An per person | 0.0083 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0074 An per person | 0.0066 An per person | 0.0084 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Mozambique?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0072 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0575 An per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0051 An per person in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 142nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.