Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Canada
Canada: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.0885 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Canada, 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 Canada is 0.0885 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Canada peaked at 0.0906 An per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0268 An per square kilometre, in 1979.
Canada ranks 156th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Canada, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0896 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.083 An per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0805 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0758 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0645 An per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0536 An per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0551 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0487 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0436 An per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0422 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0453 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0474 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0507 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.043 An per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0448 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0391 An per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0325 An per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0278 An per square kilometre | -14.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0268 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0311 An per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0401 An per square kilometre | +29.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0463 An per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0507 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0521 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0467 An per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0454 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0445 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0472 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0507 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 0.053 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0585 An per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0629 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0586 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0574 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0558 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0582 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 0.054 An per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0555 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0614 An per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0682 An per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0752 An per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0775 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0814 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0865 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0906 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0857 An per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0839 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0824 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0826 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0804 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0787 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0805 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0836 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0849 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0817 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0804 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0794 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0788 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0802 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.083 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0823 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0829 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0885 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0885 An per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.6 An per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.066 An per square kilometre | 0.0436 An per square kilometre | 0.0896 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.04 An per square kilometre | 0.0268 An per square kilometre | 0.0507 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0455 An per square kilometre | 0.0311 An per square kilometre | 0.0521 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0575 An per square kilometre | 0.053 An per square kilometre | 0.0629 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0814 An per square kilometre | 0.0682 An per square kilometre | 0.0906 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0809 An per square kilometre | 0.0787 An per square kilometre | 0.0849 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0842 An per square kilometre | 0.0823 An per square kilometre | 0.0885 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 153 Poland 0.2576 An per square kilometre compare
- 154 Finland 0.1783 An per square kilometre compare
- 155 Honduras 0.1494 An per square kilometre compare
- 157 Vanuatu 0.081 An per square kilometre compare
- 158 Colombia 0.0493 An per square kilometre compare
- 159 Nicaragua 0.0364 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1712 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.9% (2022)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.9% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Canada?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Canada was 0.0885 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0906 An per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0268 An per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does Canada rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Canada ranks 156th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.