Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Mozambique
Mozambique: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 0.3598 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Mozambique, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.3598 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
That represents a change of up 14.0% on the previous year and up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Mozambique peaked at 0.9436 An per square kilometre in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.1716 An per square kilometre, in 2015.
Mozambique ranks 147th 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2861 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.2925 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.2976 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.3039 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 0.3205 An per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.3057 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3103 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3255 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.3243 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.337 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3497 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3784 An per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3439 An per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4063 An per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1975 | 0.3497 An per square kilometre | -13.9% |
| 1976 | 0.206 An per square kilometre | -41.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2162 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2289 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1979 | 0.234 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.2365 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2416 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 0.2454 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2492 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.2531 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.3535 An per square kilometre | +39.7% |
| 1986 | 0.5074 An per square kilometre | +43.5% |
| 1987 | 0.6358 An per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 1988 | 0.7897 An per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1989 | 0.9436 An per square kilometre | +19.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2454 An per square kilometre | -74.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2289 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2325 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2419 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.2375 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2408 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.245 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2461 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2454 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2477 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2535 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2544 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2604 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2501 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2601 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 0.2707 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2411 An per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2534 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2737 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2228 An per square kilometre | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2226 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2262 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2504 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2651 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2642 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.1716 An per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2413 An per square kilometre | +40.6% |
| 2017 | 0.217 An per square kilometre | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 0.222 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2389 An per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2603 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2779 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3158 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3598 An per square kilometre | +14.0% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.3598 An per square kilometre is below the median for low income countries, which is 11.94 An per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.3598 An per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -74.0% | 0.9436 An per square kilometre | 0.2454 An per square kilometre |
| 1976 | -41.1% | 0.3497 An per square kilometre | 0.206 An per square kilometre |
| 1986 | +43.5% | 0.3535 An per square kilometre | 0.5074 An per square kilometre |
| 2016 | +40.6% | 0.1716 An per square kilometre | 0.2413 An per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +39.7% | 0.2531 An per square kilometre | 0.3535 An per square kilometre |
| 2015 | -35.0% | 0.2642 An per square kilometre | 0.1716 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3074 An per square kilometre | 0.2861 An per square kilometre | 0.3255 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.305 An per square kilometre | 0.206 An per square kilometre | 0.4063 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4456 An per square kilometre | 0.2365 An per square kilometre | 0.9436 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2411 An per square kilometre | 0.2289 An per square kilometre | 0.2477 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.254 An per square kilometre | 0.2228 An per square kilometre | 0.2737 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2319 An per square kilometre | 0.1716 An per square kilometre | 0.2651 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3035 An per square kilometre | 0.2603 An per square kilometre | 0.3598 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 144 Gabon 0.3956 An per square kilometre compare
- 145 Guyana 0.3955 An per square kilometre compare
- 146 El Salvador 0.3794 An per square kilometre compare
- 148 Malaysia 0.3353 An per square kilometre compare
- 149 Belarus 0.3324 An per square kilometre compare
- 150 Estonia 0.3166 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Mozambique?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Mozambique was 0.3598 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9436 An per square kilometre in 1989.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1716 An per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Mozambique rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Mozambique ranks 147th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.