Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.1128 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Portugal stood at 0.1128 An per person.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.3074 An per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0868 An per person, in 2017.
Portugal ranks 65th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2813 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2742 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 0.2573 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2629 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2618 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.262 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.2836 An per person | +8.3% |
| 1968 | 0.258 An per person | -9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.2831 An per person | +9.7% |
| 1970 | 0.275 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.2714 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2803 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.2794 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.289 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 0.274 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1976 | 0.2785 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.2981 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3074 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 0.2665 An per person | -13.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2724 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 0.2649 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.2782 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.2614 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.2381 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2387 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2437 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2481 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.2928 An per person | +18.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2917 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.2813 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1523 An per person | -45.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1376 An per person | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1313 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1345 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1294 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1319 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.1356 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1232 An per person | -9.1% |
| 1999 | 0.1247 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1304 An per person | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1214 An per person | -6.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1246 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1183 An per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1143 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1145 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1186 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1284 An per person | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1182 An per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1019 An per person | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1048 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1007 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0947 An per person | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0938 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0957 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.097 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0908 An per person | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0868 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 0.1438 An per person | +65.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1505 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1339 An per person | -11.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1426 An per person | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 0.1306 An per person | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 0.1103 An per person | -15.5% |
| 2024 | 0.1128 An per person | +2.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1128 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0365 An per person, 3.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.1128 An per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0583 An per person, 1.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Portugal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +65.7% | 0.0868 An per person | 0.1438 An per person |
| 1991 | -45.9% | 0.2813 An per person | 0.1523 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2694 An per person | 0.2573 An per person | 0.2836 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.282 An per person | 0.2665 An per person | 0.3074 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.263 An per person | 0.2381 An per person | 0.2928 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1482 An per person | 0.1232 An per person | 0.2813 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1191 An per person | 0.1019 An per person | 0.1304 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1059 An per person | 0.0868 An per person | 0.1505 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.126 An per person | 0.1103 An per person | 0.1426 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.385 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Portugal?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Portugal was 0.1128 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3074 An per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0868 An per person in 2017.
- How does Portugal rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 65th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.