Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.3127 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.3127 An per person.
That represents a change of down 24.6% on the previous year and up 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.5154 An per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.1845 An per person, in 2009.
That places Saudi Arabia 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5154 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4968 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.4832 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4656 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.4531 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1966 | 0.4365 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4278 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.4103 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1969 | 0.4321 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4444 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.4389 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4218 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.4003 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4119 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 0.4104 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.4074 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3259 An per person | -20.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3638 An per person | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 0.3961 An per person | +8.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3701 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3957 An per person | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.4165 An per person | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.417 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4308 An per person | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4653 An per person | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.4891 An per person | +5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4821 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4719 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5084 An per person | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 0.4747 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1991 | 0.4312 An per person | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4334 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4212 An per person | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4199 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3973 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.3828 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3548 An per person | -7.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3411 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3587 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3456 An per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3265 An per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3032 An per person | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2934 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2927 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.289 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2625 An per person | -9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2548 An per person | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.204 An per person | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1845 An per person | -9.5% |
| 2010 | 0.221 An per person | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 0.271 An per person | +22.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2637 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2563 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2209 An per person | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2162 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2104 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.2101 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2195 An per person | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3057 An per person | +39.3% |
| 2020 | 0.374 An per person | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3615 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.249 An per person | -31.1% |
| 2023 | 0.4148 An per person | +66.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3127 An per person | -24.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3127 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0365 An per person, 8.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.3127 An per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3127 An per person, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +66.6% | 0.249 An per person | 0.4148 An per person |
| 2019 | +39.3% | 0.2195 An per person | 0.3057 An per person |
| 2022 | -31.1% | 0.3615 An per person | 0.249 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4579 An per person | 0.4103 An per person | 0.5154 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4021 An per person | 0.3259 An per person | 0.4444 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4447 An per person | 0.3701 An per person | 0.5084 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4015 An per person | 0.3411 An per person | 0.4747 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2756 An per person | 0.1845 An per person | 0.3456 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2395 An per person | 0.2101 An per person | 0.3057 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3424 An per person | 0.249 An per person | 0.4148 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.3127 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5154 An per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1845 An per person in 2009.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 31st out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.