Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.2532 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Pakistan stood at 0.2532 An per person.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.3458 An per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.1342 An per person, in 2012.
Pakistan ranks 39th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1928 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1959 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1993 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2026 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 0.2061 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2092 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.2086 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2079 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2061 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.2099 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 0.2144 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2226 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 0.2348 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 0.2475 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.2608 An per person | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2746 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 0.289 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 0.3038 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.3186 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3321 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3458 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2774 An per person | -19.8% |
| 1983 | 0.277 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.2784 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.2705 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2704 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2702 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.2563 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2571 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2577 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2584 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2603 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2625 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.279 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.2862 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 0.192 An per person | -32.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1894 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.1856 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1846 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1831 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1815 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1801 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1801 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1792 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.183 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1375 An per person | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1368 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1359 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1352 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.135 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1346 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1342 An per person | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2346 An per person | +74.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2363 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2384 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2238 An per person | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2427 An per person | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2443 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2458 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.247 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.248 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2493 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2512 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2532 An per person | +0.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.2532 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 1.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.2532 An per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3127 An per person, 81% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +74.8% | 0.1342 An per person | 0.2346 An per person |
| 1996 | -32.9% | 0.2862 An per person | 0.192 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2032 An per person | 0.1928 An per person | 0.2092 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2576 An per person | 0.2099 An per person | 0.3186 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2835 An per person | 0.2563 An per person | 0.3458 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2356 An per person | 0.1846 An per person | 0.2862 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1632 An per person | 0.1352 An per person | 0.1831 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.207 An per person | 0.1342 An per person | 0.2458 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2497 An per person | 0.247 An per person | 0.2532 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Pakistan?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Pakistan was 0.2532 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3458 An per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1342 An per person in 2012.
- How does Pakistan rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.