Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Pakistan
Pakistan: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 80.65 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Pakistan, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Pakistan stood at 80.65 An per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Pakistan peaked at 80.65 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.74 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Pakistan ranks 6th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.74 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 12.24 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 12.78 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 13.35 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 13.96 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1966 | 14.57 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 14.94 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 15.32 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1969 | 15.63 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 16.38 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1971 | 17.2 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 18.36 An per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1973 | 19.94 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1974 | 21.64 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1975 | 23.5 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 25.51 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 27.7 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1978 | 30.07 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 32.65 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 35.45 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 38.49 An per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1982 | 32.06 An per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 1983 | 33.15 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 34.37 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 34.46 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 35.64 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 36.85 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 36.15 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 37.47 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 38.83 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 40.25 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 41.72 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 43.25 An per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 47.32 An per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 49.97 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 34.51 An per square kilometre | -30.9% |
| 1997 | 35.02 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 35.28 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 36.06 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 36.79 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 37.49 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 38.14 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 39.03 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 39.82 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 41.64 An per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 32.04 An per square kilometre | -23.1% |
| 2007 | 32.73 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 33.4 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 34.08 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 34.89 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 35.57 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 36.15 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 64.22 An per square kilometre | +77.7% |
| 2014 | 65.69 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 67.19 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 63.9 An per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 70.31 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 71.93 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 73.58 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 75.29 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 77.04 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 78.82 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 80.65 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 80.65 An per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14.81 An per square kilometre, 5.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 80.65 An per square kilometre is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.04 An per square kilometre, 2.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +77.7% | 36.15 An per square kilometre | 64.22 An per square kilometre |
| 1996 | -30.9% | 49.97 An per square kilometre | 34.51 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.84 An per square kilometre | 11.74 An per square kilometre | 15.63 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.3 An per square kilometre | 16.38 An per square kilometre | 32.65 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.41 An per square kilometre | 32.06 An per square kilometre | 38.49 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.22 An per square kilometre | 34.51 An per square kilometre | 49.97 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.52 An per square kilometre | 32.04 An per square kilometre | 41.64 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.34 An per square kilometre | 34.89 An per square kilometre | 73.58 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.95 An per square kilometre | 75.29 An per square kilometre | 80.65 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 3 Bangladesh 111.6 An per square kilometre compare
- 4 Palestine, State of 108.09 An per square kilometre compare
- 5 Malawi 96.45 An per square kilometre compare
- 7 New Zealand 80.53 An per square kilometre compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 73.71 An per square kilometre compare
- 9 India 72.61 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6047 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 23.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 23.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Pakistan?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Pakistan was 80.65 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 80.65 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.74 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Pakistan rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Pakistan ranks 6th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.