Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Namibia

Namibia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.3264 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.3264 An per person
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
29th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.59 An per person
in 1963
All-time low
0.2637 An per person
in 2020
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024

0.511.5196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Namibia is 0.3264 An per person, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 23.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Namibia peaked at 1.59 An per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2637 An per person, in 2020.

Namibia ranks 29th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Namibia, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Namibia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An per person Change
1961 1.48 An per person
1962 1.53 An per person +3.4%
1963 1.59 An per person +4.0%
1964 1.58 An per person -0.4%
1965 1.56 An per person -1.5%
1966 1.52 An per person -2.5%
1967 1.45 An per person -4.5%
1968 1.41 An per person -2.7%
1969 1.39 An per person -1.8%
1970 1.36 An per person -1.9%
1971 1.33 An per person -2.0%
1972 1.32 An per person -1.1%
1973 1.3 An per person -1.1%
1974 1.3 An per person -0.3%
1975 1.34 An per person +3.1%
1976 1.19 An per person -11.1%
1977 1.28 An per person +7.3%
1978 1.33 An per person +4.1%
1979 1.33 An per person -0.1%
1980 1.39 An per person +4.2%
1981 0.9874 An per person -28.7%
1982 0.8512 An per person -13.8%
1983 0.7132 An per person -16.2%
1984 0.7786 An per person +9.2%
1985 0.7567 An per person -2.8%
1986 0.8134 An per person +7.5%
1987 0.6764 An per person -16.8%
1988 0.744 An per person +10.0%
1989 0.7448 An per person +0.1%
1990 0.7084 An per person -4.9%
1991 0.7417 An per person +4.7%
1992 0.4859 An per person -34.5%
1993 0.4772 An per person -1.8%
1994 0.4498 An per person -5.8%
1995 0.3433 An per person -23.7%
1996 0.3827 An per person +11.5%
1997 0.4025 An per person +5.2%
1998 0.2828 An per person -29.7%
1999 0.6361 An per person +124.9%
2000 0.6158 An per person -3.2%
2001 0.2962 An per person -51.9%
2002 0.4497 An per person +51.9%
2003 0.4537 An per person +0.9%
2004 0.4006 An per person -11.7%
2005 0.4119 An per person +2.8%
2006 0.4468 An per person +8.5%
2007 0.4607 An per person +3.1%
2008 0.4738 An per person +2.9%
2009 0.4669 An per person -1.5%
2010 0.5389 An per person +15.4%
2011 0.4955 An per person -8.1%
2012 0.4944 An per person -0.2%
2013 0.5111 An per person +3.4%
2014 0.4271 An per person -16.4%
2015 0.3861 An per person -9.6%
2016 0.3628 An per person -6.0%
2017 0.3835 An per person +5.7%
2018 0.336 An per person -12.4%
2019 0.3234 An per person -3.8%
2020 0.2637 An per person -18.5%
2021 0.2724 An per person +3.3%
2022 0.3925 An per person +44.1%
2023 0.3509 An per person -10.6%
2024 0.3264 An per person -7.0%

Namibia compared with similar countries

  • Namibia's 0.3264 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 2.5× the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Namibia's 0.3264 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 3.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Namibia 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.

YearChange FromTo
1999 +124.9% 0.2828 An per person 0.6361 An per person
2002 +51.9% 0.2962 An per person 0.4497 An per person
2001 -51.9% 0.6158 An per person 0.2962 An per person

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 1.5 An per person 1.39 An per person 1.59 An per person 9
1970s 1.31 An per person 1.19 An per person 1.36 An per person 10
1980s 0.8452 An per person 0.6764 An per person 1.39 An per person 10
1990s 0.491 An per person 0.2828 An per person 0.7417 An per person 10
2000s 0.4476 An per person 0.2962 An per person 0.6158 An per person 10
2010s 0.4259 An per person 0.3234 An per person 0.5389 An per person 10
2020s 0.3212 An per person 0.2637 An per person 0.3925 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 26 United Arab Emirates 0.3469 An per person compare
  2. 27 Djibouti 0.3435 An per person compare
  3. 28 Tunisia 0.3323 An per person compare
  4. 30 Uruguay 0.3233 An per person compare
  5. 31 Saudi Arabia 0.3127 An per person compare
  6. 32 Romania 0.3083 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Namibia?
Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Namibia was 0.3264 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 1.59 An per person in 1963.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2637 An per person in 2020.
How does Namibia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
Namibia ranks 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia 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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Indicator
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit
An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
165 places, 9,567 data points, 1961–2024
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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.