Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Brazil
Brazil: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 1.24 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Brazil, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Brazil is 1.24 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Brazil peaked at 1.24 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3775 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Brazil ranks 122nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Brazil, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3775 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.3996 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4172 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4428 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1965 | 0.4719 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1966 | 0.4777 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 0.4526 An per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4875 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.4848 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.4952 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.5176 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 0.4952 An per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.5025 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5025 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.5444 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 0.5504 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.4905 An per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4247 An per square kilometre | -13.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4546 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1980 | 0.4546 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4546 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4546 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.5145 An per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1984 | 0.5743 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6652 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 0.7358 An per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.7837 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.8686 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1989 | 0.9033 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 0.9392 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9583 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.9691 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7901 An per square kilometre | -31.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8103 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7998 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8387 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8399 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.8429 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.8298 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8145 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8738 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.8738 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8815 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.89 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.8943 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.8942 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.917 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9313 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.9425 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9531 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9569 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9993 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.02 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.11 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.21 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.24 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 1.24 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 1.24 An per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 An per square kilometre, 89% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -31.0% | 1.15 An per square kilometre | 0.7901 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4457 An per square kilometre | 0.3775 An per square kilometre | 0.4875 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4978 An per square kilometre | 0.4247 An per square kilometre | 0.5504 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6409 An per square kilometre | 0.4546 An per square kilometre | 0.9033 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9258 An per square kilometre | 0.7901 An per square kilometre | 1.15 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8635 An per square kilometre | 0.8145 An per square kilometre | 0.8943 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9892 An per square kilometre | 0.917 An per square kilometre | 1.11 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 An per square kilometre | 1.15 An per square kilometre | 1.24 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 119 Sri Lanka 1.37 An per square kilometre compare
- 120 French Polynesia 1.36 An per square kilometre compare
- 121 Namibia 1.26 An per square kilometre compare
- 123 Luxembourg 1.21 An per square kilometre compare
- 124 Angola 1.2 An per square kilometre compare
- 125 Argentina 1.19 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Brazil?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Brazil was 1.24 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3775 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Brazil ranks 122nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.