Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.3233 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay stood at 0.3233 An per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.5% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 2.04 An per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2443 An per person, in 2017.
That places Uruguay 30th 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.46 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.48 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.32 An per person | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 1.33 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.44 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 1.63 An per person | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 1.27 An per person | -21.8% |
| 1968 | 1.62 An per person | +27.2% |
| 1969 | 1.26 An per person | -21.8% |
| 1970 | 2.04 An per person | +61.6% |
| 1971 | 1.78 An per person | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 1.53 An per person | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 1.35 An per person | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 1.3 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.09 An per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9812 An per person | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9919 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9789 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7361 An per person | -24.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6938 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 1.16 An per person | +67.9% |
| 1982 | 1.22 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.01 An per person | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9026 An per person | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9655 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 1.11 An per person | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 1.05 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.08 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.16 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 1.17 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.2 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.26 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.26 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.32 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.02 An per person | -23.1% |
| 1996 | 1.32 An per person | +29.8% |
| 1997 | 1.24 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.14 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 An per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9644 An per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9651 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5688 An per person | -41.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4855 An per person | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4776 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6087 An per person | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 0.567 An per person | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4953 An per person | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5619 An per person | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7454 An per person | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5739 An per person | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5725 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.58 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4935 An per person | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4511 An per person | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2544 An per person | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2457 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2443 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2809 An per person | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2523 An per person | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2965 An per person | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3901 An per person | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3862 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3736 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3233 An per person | -13.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.3233 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0365 An per person, 8.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.3233 An per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0232 An per person, 14.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 An per person | 1.26 An per person | 1.63 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.28 An per person | 0.7361 An per person | 2.04 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 An per person | 0.6938 An per person | 1.22 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 An per person | 1.02 An per person | 1.32 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.644 An per person | 0.4776 An per person | 0.9651 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3949 An per person | 0.2443 An per person | 0.58 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3539 An per person | 0.2965 An per person | 0.3901 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay was 0.3233 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 An per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2443 An per person in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 30th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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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)
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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.