Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.5242 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Madagascar, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 0.5242 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Madagascar peaked at 1.31 An per square kilometre in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.3568 An per square kilometre, in 2001.
Madagascar ranks 138th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3792 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.4204 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 0.4719 An per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 0.5446 An per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5843 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.6552 An per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 0.7339 An per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 0.8541 An per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1969 | 0.8533 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.8722 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 0.8844 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.9134 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 0.8993 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.9633 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 0.975 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.06 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9098 An per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 0.925 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.9004 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.15 An per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1981 | 1.31 An per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 1.3 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.01 An per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 1.02 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.09 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.16 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 1.07 An per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 1.1 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3972 An per square kilometre | -64.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4761 An per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 0.4741 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.4802 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.4935 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4084 An per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4755 An per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 0.4492 An per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.422 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3705 An per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3568 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4196 An per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 0.4541 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4798 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4151 An per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3835 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4303 An per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.438 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.4558 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4628 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.4751 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4772 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4708 An per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4622 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4715 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4853 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4398 An per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4458 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4517 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4705 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5257 An per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5538 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5242 An per square kilometre | -5.3% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 0.5242 An per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.94 An per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 0.5242 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -64.0% | 1.1 An per square kilometre | 0.3972 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6108 An per square kilometre | 0.3792 An per square kilometre | 0.8541 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.9301 An per square kilometre | 0.8722 An per square kilometre | 1.06 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.13 An per square kilometre | 1.01 An per square kilometre | 1.31 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5178 An per square kilometre | 0.3972 An per square kilometre | 1.1 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4203 An per square kilometre | 0.3568 An per square kilometre | 0.4798 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4642 An per square kilometre | 0.4398 An per square kilometre | 0.4853 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5185 An per square kilometre | 0.4705 An per square kilometre | 0.5538 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 135 Paraguay 0.6726 An per square kilometre compare
- 136 Bhutan 0.6375 An per square kilometre compare
- 137 Sweden 0.6037 An per square kilometre compare
- 139 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5227 An per square kilometre compare
- 140 Puerto Rico 0.508 An per square kilometre compare
- 141 Equatorial Guinea 0.5071 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.217 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 130.06 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.671 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Madagascar?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Madagascar was 0.5242 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 An per square kilometre in 1981.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3568 An per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Madagascar ranks 138th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.