How does India rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?

India ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.

Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in India?

Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in India

Name: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in India
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India: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 72.61 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

72.61 An per square kilometre

Change on year

up 9.5%

World rank

9th

of 164 countries

All-time high

72.61 An per square kilometre

in 2023

All-time low

11.33 An per square kilometre

in 1961

Years of data

1961–2023

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in India, 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 India is 72.61 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 86.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in India peaked at 72.61 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.33 An per square kilometre, in 1961.

That places India 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in India, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre in India, 1961 to 2023.
Year	An per square kilometre	Change
1961	11.33 An per square kilometre	—
1962	11.94 An per square kilometre	+5.3%
1963	12.07 An per square kilometre	+1.1%
1964	12.14 An per square kilometre	+0.6%
1965	12.18 An per square kilometre	+0.3%
1966	12.25 An per square kilometre	+0.6%
1967	12.25 An per square kilometre	+0.0%
1968	12.24 An per square kilometre	-0.1%
1969	12.18 An per square kilometre	-0.5%
1970	12.14 An per square kilometre	-0.3%
1971	12.07 An per square kilometre	-0.6%
1972	11.97 An per square kilometre	-0.8%
1973	12.07 An per square kilometre	+0.8%
1974	12.21 An per square kilometre	+1.1%
1975	12.61 An per square kilometre	+3.3%
1976	12.82 An per square kilometre	+1.7%
1977	13.05 An per square kilometre	+1.8%
1978	13.49 An per square kilometre	+3.3%
1979	13.94 An per square kilometre	+3.4%
1980	14.48 An per square kilometre	+3.9%
1981	14.96 An per square kilometre	+3.3%
1982	16.21 An per square kilometre	+8.3%
1983	16.41 An per square kilometre	+1.2%
1984	16.66 An per square kilometre	+1.5%
1985	16.95 An per square kilometre	+1.8%
1986	17.3 An per square kilometre	+2.0%
1987	18.87 An per square kilometre	+9.1%
1988	19.1 An per square kilometre	+1.2%
1989	19.34 An per square kilometre	+1.2%
1990	19.54 An per square kilometre	+1.0%
1991	19.78 An per square kilometre	+1.2%
1992	20.01 An per square kilometre	+1.2%
1993	20.31 An per square kilometre	+1.5%
1994	20.65 An per square kilometre	+1.7%
1995	20.99 An per square kilometre	+1.6%
1996	21.29 An per square kilometre	+1.4%
1997	21.67 An per square kilometre	+1.8%
1998	21.76 An per square kilometre	+0.4%
1999	21.86 An per square kilometre	+0.5%
2000	21.96 An per square kilometre	+0.5%
2001	22.06 An per square kilometre	+0.5%
2002	22.18 An per square kilometre	+0.5%
2003	22.32 An per square kilometre	+0.6%
2004	23.04 An per square kilometre	+3.2%
2005	23.78 An per square kilometre	+3.2%
2006	24.58 An per square kilometre	+3.4%
2007	25.38 An per square kilometre	+3.3%
2008	27.85 An per square kilometre	+9.7%
2009	28.84 An per square kilometre	+3.6%
2010	31.67 An per square kilometre	+9.8%
2011	33.42 An per square kilometre	+5.5%
2012	35.15 An per square kilometre	+5.2%
2013	39.01 An per square kilometre	+11.0%
2014	41.91 An per square kilometre	+7.5%
2015	44.29 An per square kilometre	+5.7%
2016	46.8 An per square kilometre	+5.7%
2017	49.27 An per square kilometre	+5.3%
2018	49.8 An per square kilometre	+1.1%
2019	53.85 An per square kilometre	+8.2%
2020	57.89 An per square kilometre	+7.5%
2021	60.84 An per square kilometre	+5.1%
2022	66.29 An per square kilometre	+9.0%
2023	72.61 An per square kilometre	+9.5%

India compared with similar countries

India's 72.61 An per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.81 An per square kilometre, 4.9× the median. (38 countries reporting)
India's 72.61 An per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 52.42 An per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	12.07 An per square kilometre	11.33 An per square kilometre	12.25 An per square kilometre	9
1970s	12.64 An per square kilometre	11.97 An per square kilometre	13.94 An per square kilometre	10
1980s	17.03 An per square kilometre	14.48 An per square kilometre	19.34 An per square kilometre	10
1990s	20.79 An per square kilometre	19.54 An per square kilometre	21.86 An per square kilometre	10
2000s	24.2 An per square kilometre	21.96 An per square kilometre	28.84 An per square kilometre	10
2010s	42.52 An per square kilometre	31.67 An per square kilometre	53.85 An per square kilometre	10
2020s	64.41 An per square kilometre	57.89 An per square kilometre	72.61 An per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near India

6 Pakistan 80.65 An per square kilometre compare
7 New Zealand 80.53 An per square kilometre compare
8 Azerbaijan 73.71 An per square kilometre compare
10 Albania 62.71 An per square kilometre compare
11 Israel 58.04 An per square kilometre compare
12 Nigeria 54.08 An per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 165 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in India?: Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in India was 72.61 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 India?: The highest recorded value was 72.61 An per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 11.33 An per square kilometre in 1961.
How does India rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?: India ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in India?: Over the last ten years it is up 86.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this India 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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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.

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Indicator: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square kilometre
Unit: An per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 165 places, 9,405 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 01 September 2026

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.