Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Gambia
Gambia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 13.63 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Gambia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 13.63 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Gambia peaked at 15.61 An per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.93 An per square kilometre, in 1963.
Gambia ranks 53rd 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.82 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 6.92 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 5.93 An per square kilometre | -14.3% |
| 1964 | 6.23 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 6.42 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 6.62 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 6.62 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 6.23 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 6.4 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 6.62 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 6.82 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 7.11 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 7.36 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 7.56 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 7.76 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 7.92 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 8.17 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 8.42 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 8.64 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 8.85 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 9.01 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 9.19 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 9.37 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 9.55 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 10.94 An per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 11.18 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 11.38 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 10.47 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 10.38 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 8.91 An per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 1991 | 8.78 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 8.5 An per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 8.16 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 7.84 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 7.54 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 7.24 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 6.96 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 6.69 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 6.43 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 6.18 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 8.82 An per square kilometre | +42.7% |
| 2002 | 10.07 An per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 12.35 An per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 12.25 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.62 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 12.99 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 13.69 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 14.18 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 14.58 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 13.83 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 11.66 An per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 11.36 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 11.66 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.36 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 10.69 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 10.67 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 11.64 An per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 12.42 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 13.28 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 2020 | 14.74 An per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 15.17 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 15.61 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 13.63 An per square kilometre | -12.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 13.63 An per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.94 An per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 13.63 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Gambia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +42.7% | 6.18 An per square kilometre | 8.82 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.46 An per square kilometre | 5.93 An per square kilometre | 6.92 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 7.64 An per square kilometre | 6.62 An per square kilometre | 8.64 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.03 An per square kilometre | 8.85 An per square kilometre | 11.38 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.71 An per square kilometre | 6.43 An per square kilometre | 8.91 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.77 An per square kilometre | 6.18 An per square kilometre | 14.58 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.86 An per square kilometre | 10.67 An per square kilometre | 13.83 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.79 An per square kilometre | 13.63 An per square kilometre | 15.61 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3501 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Gambia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Gambia was 13.63 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.61 An per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.93 An per square kilometre in 1963.
- How does Gambia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Gambia ranks 53rd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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.