Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.3703 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Yemen, 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 Yemen is 0.3703 An per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.4427 An per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.2032 An per person, in 2006.
That places Yemen 22nd 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4373 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4427 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.4395 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.4392 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4406 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.3963 An per person | -10.1% |
| 1967 | 0.397 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.3722 An per person | -6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.3166 An per person | -14.9% |
| 1970 | 0.3097 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.3395 An per person | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 0.309 An per person | -9.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3026 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3215 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3424 An per person | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.32 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 0.326 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3177 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3124 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3127 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.3141 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.3133 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.3223 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.3157 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3126 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.2966 An per person | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2819 An per person | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2862 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2754 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 0.2732 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2769 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2721 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.2554 An per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2338 An per person | -8.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2257 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.2256 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.2365 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2404 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.2398 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.2373 An per person | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.241 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2405 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2065 An per person | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2046 An per person | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2034 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2032 An per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2174 An per person | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2329 An per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2404 An per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2591 An per person | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.3083 An per person | +19.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3435 An per person | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3975 An per person | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3864 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3723 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3321 An per person | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 0.3157 An per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.3141 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.334 An per person | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3631 An per person | +8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3837 An per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3954 An per person | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.399 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.3703 An per person | -7.2% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.3703 An per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.1589 An per person, 2.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.3703 An per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.3127 An per person, 1.2× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.409 An per person | 0.3166 An per person | 0.4427 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3201 An per person | 0.3026 An per person | 0.3424 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3031 An per person | 0.2754 An per person | 0.3223 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2479 An per person | 0.2256 An per person | 0.2769 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2227 An per person | 0.2032 An per person | 0.241 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3363 An per person | 0.2591 An per person | 0.3975 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3823 An per person | 0.3631 An per person | 0.399 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6297 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 28.7% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 28.7% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Yemen?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Yemen was 0.3703 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4427 An per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2032 An per person in 2006.
- How does Yemen rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Yemen 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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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.