Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Eswatini
Eswatini: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 10.58 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Eswatini, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 10.58 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Eswatini peaked at 10.67 An per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 5.52 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 59th 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.52 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5.81 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 5.52 An per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 5.81 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 5.81 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 5.7 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 6.1 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 5.76 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 7.27 An per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1970 | 7.56 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 7.85 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 7.56 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1973 | 7.79 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 8.14 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 8.9 An per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1976 | 8.31 An per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 8.37 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 8.72 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 8.78 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 9.19 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 9.48 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 9.94 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 10.47 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 9.48 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1985 | 8.49 An per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1986 | 9.77 An per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1987 | 10.12 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 8.72 An per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1989 | 9.39 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 7.05 An per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 1991 | 7.61 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 9.48 An per square kilometre | +24.5% |
| 1993 | 9.74 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 9.91 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 10.12 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 10.26 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.53 An per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1998 | 8.21 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 7.91 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 10.09 An per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2001 | 10.01 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 8.43 An per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2003 | 6.69 An per square kilometre | -20.7% |
| 2004 | 8.13 An per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2005 | 7.55 An per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 7.25 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 7.99 An per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 8.48 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 10.21 An per square kilometre | +20.3% |
| 2010 | 10.35 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.4 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 10.42 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.81 An per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 9.42 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 9.37 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.56 An per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 10.16 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 10.05 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 10.33 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 10.67 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 10.6 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 10.59 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 10.58 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 10.58 An per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.81 An per square kilometre, 71% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 10.58 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.92 An per square kilometre | 5.52 An per square kilometre | 7.27 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.2 An per square kilometre | 7.56 An per square kilometre | 8.9 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5 An per square kilometre | 8.49 An per square kilometre | 10.47 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.88 An per square kilometre | 7.05 An per square kilometre | 10.26 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.48 An per square kilometre | 6.69 An per square kilometre | 10.21 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.09 An per square kilometre | 9.37 An per square kilometre | 10.56 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.61 An per square kilometre | 10.58 An per square kilometre | 10.67 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7328 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Eswatini?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Eswatini was 10.58 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 10.67 An per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.52 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Eswatini ranks 59th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.