Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Gabon
Gabon: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.3956 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 0.3956 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Gabon peaked at 0.4125 An per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0883 An per square kilometre, in 1962.
Gabon ranks 144th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0912 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0883 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0951 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0992 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.1044 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1083 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1102 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1242 An per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0966 An per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1001 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1017 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1067 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1092 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1122 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1168 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1669 An per square kilometre | +42.9% |
| 1977 | 0.1805 An per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1999 An per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1979 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2018 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2057 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2096 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.2135 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.229 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1985 | 0.2387 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0.2484 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.2523 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.2581 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2639 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2736 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2794 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 0.2872 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.295 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3015 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.3078 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3128 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3178 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3229 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3279 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3279 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3279 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3279 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3279 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3279 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4125 An per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 2006 | 0.326 An per square kilometre | -21.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3279 An per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3415 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3415 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3432 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3435 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3532 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3765 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 0.3831 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.3857 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3884 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3844 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3845 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3837 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3832 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3918 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3936 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.3956 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.3956 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 16% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.3956 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +42.9% | 0.1168 An per square kilometre | 0.1669 An per square kilometre |
| 2005 | +25.8% | 0.3279 An per square kilometre | 0.4125 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1019 An per square kilometre | 0.0883 An per square kilometre | 0.1242 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1392 An per square kilometre | 0.1001 An per square kilometre | 0.1999 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2321 An per square kilometre | 0.2018 An per square kilometre | 0.2639 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3026 An per square kilometre | 0.2736 An per square kilometre | 0.3279 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3389 An per square kilometre | 0.326 An per square kilometre | 0.4125 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3726 An per square kilometre | 0.3432 An per square kilometre | 0.3884 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.391 An per square kilometre | 0.3832 An per square kilometre | 0.3956 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 141 Equatorial Guinea 0.5071 An per square kilometre compare
- 142 Costa Rica 0.4433 An per square kilometre compare
- 143 Congo 0.4261 An per square kilometre compare
- 145 Guyana 0.3955 An per square kilometre compare
- 146 El Salvador 0.3794 An per square kilometre compare
- 147 Mozambique 0.3598 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0791 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Gabon?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Gabon was 0.3956 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4125 An per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0883 An per square kilometre in 1962.
- How does Gabon rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Gabon ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.