Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Australia
Australia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 4.83 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Australia stood at 4.83 An per square kilometre.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Australia peaked at 6.88 An per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 3.24 An per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Australia 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Australia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.25 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.33 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 4.4 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 4.34 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 4.36 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.5 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 4.23 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 4.95 An per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1969 | 4.78 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 5.5 An per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 5.91 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 6.88 An per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 5.36 An per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1974 | 3.29 An per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 1975 | 3.74 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1976 | 4.28 An per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 4.12 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 3.79 An per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 3.49 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 3.97 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 4.15 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 3.67 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 3.9 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 3.32 An per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 3.65 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 4.2 An per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 4.24 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 4.22 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 3.78 An per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 1990 | 4.32 An per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1991 | 4.55 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 4.56 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.35 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1994 | 4.34 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.32 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.8 An per square kilometre | -12.0% |
| 1997 | 3.81 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.07 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 4.11 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 4.37 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 4.68 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 4.28 An per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2003 | 4.11 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 3.66 An per square kilometre | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 3.9 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 4.13 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 4.49 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 4.24 An per square kilometre | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 4.2 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 3.56 An per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 3.24 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 3.47 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 4.23 An per square kilometre | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 4.47 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 4.43 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.34 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 4.03 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 4.41 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 4.23 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 3.6 An per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 3.62 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.88 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 4.83 An per square kilometre | +24.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4.83 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.6 An per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4.83 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.71 An per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.46 An per square kilometre | 4.23 An per square kilometre | 4.95 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.63 An per square kilometre | 3.29 An per square kilometre | 6.88 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.91 An per square kilometre | 3.32 An per square kilometre | 4.24 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.22 An per square kilometre | 3.8 An per square kilometre | 4.56 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.21 An per square kilometre | 3.66 An per square kilometre | 4.68 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.04 An per square kilometre | 3.24 An per square kilometre | 4.47 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.98 An per square kilometre | 3.6 An per square kilometre | 4.83 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 82 South Sudan 5.63 An per square kilometre compare
- 83 Sierra Leone 5.31 An per square kilometre compare
- 84 Austria 5 An per square kilometre compare
- 86 South Africa 4.64 An per square kilometre compare
- 87 Iceland 4.6 An per square kilometre compare
- 88 Seychelles 4.36 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Australia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Australia was 4.83 An per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.88 An per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.24 An per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Australia ranks 85th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.