Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Kenya
Kenya: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 17.05 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
17.05 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 36.1%
World rank
44th
of 164 countries
All-time high
20.73 An per square kilometre
in 2020
All-time low
3.62 An per square kilometre
in 1973
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Kenya, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 17.05 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
The figure is up 36.1% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Kenya peaked at 20.73 An per square kilometre in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.62 An per square kilometre, in 1973.
Kenya ranks 44th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.68 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.54 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 4.69 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 4.88 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 4.85 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 4.8 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 4.93 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 4.77 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 4.33 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 3.95 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1971 | 3.91 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 3.75 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1973 | 3.62 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 3.87 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 4.48 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1976 | 4.88 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 5.66 An per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 1978 | 6.71 An per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 1979 | 6.63 An per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 5.43 An per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 1981 | 5.61 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 5.74 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 5.07 An per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1984 | 6.53 An per square kilometre | +28.7% |
| 1985 | 7.5 An per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1986 | 6.32 An per square kilometre | -15.7% |
| 1987 | 6.39 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 7.77 An per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1989 | 7.99 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 8.67 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 9.12 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 9.14 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 9.14 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.05 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 9.14 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 8.79 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 9.05 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 8.17 An per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 10.14 An per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 2000 | 9.45 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 10.38 An per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2002 | 10.54 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 10.55 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.35 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 10.3 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 10.94 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 11.57 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 11.46 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.9 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 12.07 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 11.88 An per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 10.98 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2013 | 10.69 An per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 11.94 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 11.49 An per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 14.34 An per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2017 | 13.56 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 14.98 An per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 19.52 An per square kilometre | +30.3% |
| 2020 | 20.73 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 16.32 An per square kilometre | -21.3% |
| 2022 | 12.53 An per square kilometre | -23.2% |
| 2023 | 17.05 An per square kilometre | +36.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 17.05 An per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.81 An per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 17.05 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 2.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.72 An per square kilometre | 4.33 An per square kilometre | 4.93 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.75 An per square kilometre | 3.62 An per square kilometre | 6.71 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.44 An per square kilometre | 5.07 An per square kilometre | 7.99 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.04 An per square kilometre | 8.17 An per square kilometre | 10.14 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.74 An per square kilometre | 9.45 An per square kilometre | 11.9 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.15 An per square kilometre | 10.69 An per square kilometre | 19.52 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.66 An per square kilometre | 12.53 An per square kilometre | 20.73 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.69 An per square kilometre compare
- 42 Djibouti 17.3 An per square kilometre compare
- 43 Armenia 17.19 An per square kilometre compare
- 45 Saint Lucia 16.35 An per square kilometre compare
- 46 Haiti 15.44 An per square kilometre compare
- 47 Afghanistan 15.41 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 12.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Kenya?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Kenya was 17.05 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 20.73 An per square kilometre in 2020.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.62 An per square kilometre in 1973.
- How does Kenya rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Kenya ranks 44th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.