Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.1366 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.1366 An per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.7% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.179 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0409 An per person, in 1982.
That places Zimbabwe 59th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0459 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0481 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0508 An per person | +5.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0564 An per person | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0618 An per person | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0688 An per person | +11.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0737 An per person | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0839 An per person | +13.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1032 An per person | +23.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1142 An per person | +10.7% |
| 1971 | 0.122 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1227 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1233 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1159 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 0.1083 An per person | -6.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0956 An per person | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0954 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1074 An per person | +12.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0751 An per person | -30.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0433 An per person | -42.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0602 An per person | +39.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0409 An per person | -32.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0455 An per person | +11.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0612 An per person | +34.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0611 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0713 An per person | +16.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0777 An per person | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0815 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0837 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0899 An per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0883 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0868 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0814 An per person | -6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0842 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0852 An per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0901 An per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0877 An per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0893 An per person | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0945 An per person | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0965 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0954 An per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1071 An per person | +12.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1029 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.096 An per person | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 0.099 An per person | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0938 An per person | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0987 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 0.091 An per person | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 0.1205 An per person | +32.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1416 An per person | +17.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1407 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1438 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1446 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1456 An per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1299 An per person | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1009 An per person | -22.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1388 An per person | +37.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1466 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1646 An per person | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1581 An per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1602 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1718 An per person | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.179 An per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1366 An per person | -23.7% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.1366 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1328 An per person, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.1366 An per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.102 An per person, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0658 An per person | 0.0459 An per person | 0.1032 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.108 An per person | 0.0751 An per person | 0.1233 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0626 An per person | 0.0409 An per person | 0.0837 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0877 An per person | 0.0814 An per person | 0.0945 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1001 An per person | 0.091 An per person | 0.1205 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1397 An per person | 0.1009 An per person | 0.1646 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1611 An per person | 0.1366 An per person | 0.179 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.595 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.1366 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.179 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0409 An per person in 1982.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 59th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.