Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0437 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sierra Leone is 0.0437 An per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.0611 An per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0183 An per person, in 2001.
Sierra Leone ranks 92nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0347 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0346 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0351 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0355 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0354 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0358 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0367 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0367 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0366 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0369 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0369 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0377 An per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.038 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.038 An per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0387 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0393 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0395 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0401 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0405 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0406 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.041 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0418 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0424 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0393 An per person | -7.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0371 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0353 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0319 An per person | -9.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0328 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0323 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0312 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0313 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0322 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0331 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0344 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0306 An per person | -10.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0286 An per person | -6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 An per person | -8.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0263 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0259 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0253 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0183 An per person | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0191 An per person | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0211 An per person | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0235 An per person | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0265 An per person | +12.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0308 An per person | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0365 An per person | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0416 An per person | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0545 An per person | +31.1% |
| 2010 | 0.057 An per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0611 An per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0606 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0597 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0589 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0574 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0558 An per person | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0536 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0519 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0519 An per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0503 An per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0472 An per person | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0468 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0453 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0437 An per person | -3.4% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 0.0437 An per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.1589 An per person, 28% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 0.0437 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 43% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +31.1% | 0.0416 An per person | 0.0545 An per person |
| 2001 | -27.6% | 0.0253 An per person | 0.0183 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0357 An per person | 0.0346 An per person | 0.0367 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0386 An per person | 0.0369 An per person | 0.0405 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0375 An per person | 0.0319 An per person | 0.0424 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.03 An per person | 0.0259 An per person | 0.0344 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0297 An per person | 0.0183 An per person | 0.0545 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0568 An per person | 0.0519 An per person | 0.0611 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0467 An per person | 0.0437 An per person | 0.0503 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.0437 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0611 An per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 An per person in 2001.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 92nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.