Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Niger
Niger: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0794 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0794 An per person for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.8% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.7615 An per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0721 An per person, in 2009.
Niger ranks 74th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5177 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5384 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1963 | 0.5657 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1964 | 0.5691 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.5655 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.6165 An per person | +9.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6274 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6813 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1969 | 0.7181 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.7615 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.724 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.7242 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.5467 An per person | -24.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5212 An per person | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4884 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5477 An per person | +12.1% |
| 1977 | 0.7166 An per person | +30.8% |
| 1978 | 0.7088 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.7153 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.7293 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.7295 An per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7157 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.713 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4653 An per person | -34.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3549 An per person | -23.7% |
| 1986 | 0.4021 An per person | +13.3% |
| 1987 | 0.3978 An per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.4149 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4219 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4131 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4108 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.4009 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.4066 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3942 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.4036 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4003 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.4037 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4168 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4232 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0942 An per person | -77.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0987 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0832 An per person | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0835 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0735 An per person | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0817 An per person | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0841 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0786 An per person | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0728 An per person | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0721 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.078 An per person | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0788 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0799 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0838 An per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.086 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0894 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0831 An per person | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0872 An per person | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0873 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0831 An per person | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0851 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0804 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0777 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0737 An per person | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0794 An per person | +7.8% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0794 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1589 An per person, 50% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0794 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 78% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -77.7% | 0.4232 An per person | 0.0942 An per person |
| 1984 | -34.7% | 0.713 An per person | 0.4653 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6 An per person | 0.5177 An per person | 0.7181 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.6454 An per person | 0.4884 An per person | 0.7615 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5344 An per person | 0.3549 An per person | 0.7295 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4073 An per person | 0.3942 An per person | 0.4232 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0822 An per person | 0.0721 An per person | 0.0987 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0837 An per person | 0.078 An per person | 0.0894 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0793 An per person | 0.0737 An per person | 0.0851 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8163 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 47.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 47.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Niger?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Niger was 0.0794 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7615 An per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0721 An per person in 2009.
- How does Niger rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Niger ranks 74th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.