Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Egypt
Egypt: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 2.17 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 2.17 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Egypt peaked at 5.06 An per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.42 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 106th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.42 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 1.47 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 1.52 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1964 | 1.57 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 1.63 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 1.69 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 1.76 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 1.83 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 2.02 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 2.07 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.1 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.21 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 2.1 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 1977 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 2.07 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 2.05 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 2.01 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 2.38 An per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1982 | 2.76 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1983 | 3.19 An per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1984 | 3.41 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 3.53 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 3.69 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 3.87 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 4.05 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 3.83 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 3.77 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 4.23 An per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1992 | 4.38 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 4.58 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 3.81 An per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 1995 | 3.97 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 4.01 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 4.04 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 4.14 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 4.14 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 4.26 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 4.35 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.65 An per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 4.78 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 4.68 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 4.3 An per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 4.57 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 5.06 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 5.02 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.71 An per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 4.73 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.63 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.69 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 4.79 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 4.75 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 4.85 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.99 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 3.38 An per square kilometre | -32.3% |
| 2018 | 2.98 An per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | -48.5% |
| 2020 | 2.01 An per square kilometre | +30.9% |
| 2021 | 2.16 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 2.37 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 2.17 An per square kilometre | -8.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 2.17 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.81 An per square kilometre, 15% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 2.17 An per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.04 An per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | -48.5% | 2.98 An per square kilometre | 1.54 An per square kilometre |
| 2017 | -32.3% | 4.99 An per square kilometre | 3.38 An per square kilometre |
| 2020 | +30.9% | 1.54 An per square kilometre | 2.01 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.66 An per square kilometre | 1.42 An per square kilometre | 2.02 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.1 An per square kilometre | 2.05 An per square kilometre | 2.21 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.27 An per square kilometre | 2.01 An per square kilometre | 4.05 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.11 An per square kilometre | 3.77 An per square kilometre | 4.58 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.64 An per square kilometre | 4.26 An per square kilometre | 5.06 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.13 An per square kilometre | 1.54 An per square kilometre | 4.99 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 An per square kilometre | 2.01 An per square kilometre | 2.37 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 103 Zambia 2.31 An per square kilometre compare
- 104 Lesotho 2.3 An per square kilometre compare
- 105 Myanmar 2.18 An per square kilometre compare
- 107 Central African Republic 2.14 An per square kilometre compare
- 108 Ecuador 2.09 An per square kilometre compare
- 109 Liberia 2.07 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Egypt?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Egypt was 2.17 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 5.06 An per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Egypt ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.