Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in France
France: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 8.09 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in France, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
France recorded 8.09 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in France peaked at 21.14 An per square kilometre in 1982 and was at its lowest, 8.09 An per square kilometre, in 2023.
France ranks 68th of 164 countries on this measure, 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 France, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.61 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 11.64 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 10.67 An per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 1964 | 10.97 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 11.76 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 12.48 An per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1967 | 12.82 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 12.52 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 12.4 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 13.03 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 14.29 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 14.27 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 14.24 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 13.79 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1975 | 13.62 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 15.15 An per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 15.68 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 16.13 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 17.29 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 19.43 An per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1981 | 19.82 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 21.14 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 20.02 An per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 19.88 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 20.32 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 19.85 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 19.77 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 19.42 An per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 19.64 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 20.9 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 19.34 An per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1992 | 18.62 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 18.32 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 17.87 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 17.74 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 17.71 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 17.2 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 17.07 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 16.96 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 17.08 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.98 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 16.64 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 16.5 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 16.32 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 16.23 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 15.97 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 15.65 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 15.11 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 14.71 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.27 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 13.83 An per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 13.82 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 13.5 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 13.32 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.07 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 12.6 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 12.13 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 9.11 An per square kilometre | -24.9% |
| 2019 | 9.03 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 8.92 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 9 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 8.73 An per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 8.09 An per square kilometre | -7.4% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 8.09 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.6 An per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- France's 8.09 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.59 An per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.87 An per square kilometre | 10.67 An per square kilometre | 12.82 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 14.75 An per square kilometre | 13.03 An per square kilometre | 17.29 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.93 An per square kilometre | 19.42 An per square kilometre | 21.14 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.17 An per square kilometre | 16.96 An per square kilometre | 20.9 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.12 An per square kilometre | 14.71 An per square kilometre | 17.08 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.47 An per square kilometre | 9.03 An per square kilometre | 14.27 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.68 An per square kilometre | 8.09 An per square kilometre | 9 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 65 Saint Kitts and Nevis 8.9 An per square kilometre compare
- 66 Algeria 8.5 An per square kilometre compare
- 67 Guinea-Bissau 8.4 An per square kilometre compare
- 69 Cameroon 8 An per square kilometre compare
- 70 Guinea 7.73 An per square kilometre compare
- 71 Zimbabwe 7.56 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2115 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in France?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in France was 8.09 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 21.14 An per square kilometre in 1982.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.09 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does France rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- France ranks 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.