Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Malaysia
Malaysia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.3353 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.3353 An per square kilometre
Change on year
up 23.4%
World rank
148th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.5568 An per square kilometre
in 1961
All-time low
0.0983 An per square kilometre
in 2001
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Malaysia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Malaysia stood at 0.3353 An per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Malaysia peaked at 0.5568 An per square kilometre in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0983 An per square kilometre, in 2001.
Malaysia ranks 148th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.5568 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.5408 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.5041 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1964 | 0.502 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.5296 An per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1966 | 0.553 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 0.4631 An per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 1968 | 0.4184 An per square kilometre | -9.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4825 An per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1970 | 0.4811 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.4976 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 0.5214 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.3791 An per square kilometre | -27.3% |
| 1974 | 0.3439 An per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 0.3661 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 0.3828 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3653 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.3436 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.284 An per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1980 | 0.2887 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2329 An per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 1982 | 0.203 An per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 1983 | 0.2663 An per square kilometre | +31.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2213 An per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1985 | 0.2082 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1994 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.1796 An per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2097 An per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2137 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.2188 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1372 An per square kilometre | -37.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1346 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.1255 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1994 | 0.1307 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1126 An per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1096 An per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1059 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0995 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1143 An per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 2000 | 0.114 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0983 An per square kilometre | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.1057 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1073 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.1139 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1236 An per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.1477 An per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 2007 | 0.179 An per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2151 An per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2474 An per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2468 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2486 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3878 An per square kilometre | +56.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3704 An per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3549 An per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3447 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3871 An per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3402 An per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3571 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3123 An per square kilometre | -12.5% |
| 2020 | 0.286 An per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2637 An per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2022 | 0.2716 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3353 An per square kilometre | +23.4% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.3353 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 14% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.3353 An per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.71 An per square kilometre, 20% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5056 An per square kilometre | 0.4184 An per square kilometre | 0.5568 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3965 An per square kilometre | 0.284 An per square kilometre | 0.5214 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2223 An per square kilometre | 0.1796 An per square kilometre | 0.2887 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1289 An per square kilometre | 0.0995 An per square kilometre | 0.2188 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1452 An per square kilometre | 0.0983 An per square kilometre | 0.2474 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.335 An per square kilometre | 0.2468 An per square kilometre | 0.3878 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2891 An per square kilometre | 0.2637 An per square kilometre | 0.3353 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 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
- 149 Belarus 0.3324 An per square kilometre compare
- 150 Estonia 0.3166 An per square kilometre compare
- 151 Belize 0.2797 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2261 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Malaysia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Malaysia was 0.3353 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5568 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0983 An per square kilometre in 2001.
- How does Malaysia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Malaysia ranks 148th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.