Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0676 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Zambia, 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 Zambia is 0.0676 An per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 18.4% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0829 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0145 An per person, in 1980.
That places Zambia 78th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Zambia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0161 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0172 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0166 An per person | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0156 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1965 | 0.015 An per person | -3.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0151 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0162 An per person | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0153 An per person | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0341 An per person | +122.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0198 An per person | -41.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0188 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 0.018 An per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0207 An per person | +15.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0188 An per person | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0178 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0173 An per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0195 An per person | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0183 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0188 An per person | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0145 An per person | -22.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0155 An per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0191 An per person | +23.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0196 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0181 An per person | -7.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0199 An per person | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0207 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0216 An per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0225 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0221 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0225 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0228 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0226 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0242 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0249 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0252 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0253 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0258 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0318 An per person | +23.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 An per person | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0422 An per person | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0474 An per person | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0493 An per person | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0543 An per person | +10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0564 An per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0577 An per person | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0559 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0552 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0533 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.054 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0547 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0544 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0531 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0528 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0538 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0548 An per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0506 An per person | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0645 An per person | +27.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0697 An per person | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.066 An per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0657 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0668 An per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0686 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0829 An per person | +20.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0676 An per person | -18.4% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0676 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 51% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0676 An per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 66% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Zambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +122.7% | 0.0153 An per person | 0.0341 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0179 An per person | 0.015 An per person | 0.0341 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0188 An per person | 0.0173 An per person | 0.0207 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0194 An per person | 0.0145 An per person | 0.0225 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0262 An per person | 0.0225 An per person | 0.0372 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0526 An per person | 0.0422 An per person | 0.0577 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0574 An per person | 0.0506 An per person | 0.0697 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0703 An per person | 0.0657 An per person | 0.0829 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5408 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Zambia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Zambia was 0.0676 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0829 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0145 An per person in 1980.
- How does Zambia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 78th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Zambia 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.