Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Peru
Peru: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 2.33 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Peru, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Peru is 2.33 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Peru peaked at 2.67 An per square kilometre in 1966 and was at its lowest, 1.6 An per square kilometre, in 1995.
That places Peru 102nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.67 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 2.66 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 2.67 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.49 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1965 | 2.45 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 2.67 An per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1967 | 2.27 An per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1968 | 2.27 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 1973 | 2.12 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 2.16 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 2.15 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 2.15 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.16 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 2.12 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.1 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 2.07 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 2.46 An per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1984 | 2.22 An per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1985 | 2.03 An per square kilometre | -8.6% |
| 1986 | 1.98 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.01 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.05 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 2.07 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 1991 | 2.07 An per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 1992 | 2.14 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 2.09 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.64 An per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6 An per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 1.71 An per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 1.77 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.8 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | +30.1% |
| 2000 | 2.32 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 2.38 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.34 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.39 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 2.51 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.51 An per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.49 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 2.48 An per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.55 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2.57 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2.6 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.66 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.61 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.47 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2.5 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 2.46 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.42 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.42 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.29 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 2.32 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.33 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 2.33 An per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.48 An per square kilometre, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Peru's 2.33 An per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.39 An per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +30.1% | 1.8 An per square kilometre | 2.35 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.5 An per square kilometre | 2.27 An per square kilometre | 2.67 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.17 An per square kilometre | 2.1 An per square kilometre | 2.35 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.11 An per square kilometre | 1.98 An per square kilometre | 2.46 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.97 An per square kilometre | 1.6 An per square kilometre | 2.56 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.45 An per square kilometre | 2.32 An per square kilometre | 2.55 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.53 An per square kilometre | 2.42 An per square kilometre | 2.66 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.32 An per square kilometre | 2.29 An per square kilometre | 2.33 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Peru
- 99 Georgia 2.48 An per square kilometre compare
- 100 Sao Tome and Principe 2.43 An per square kilometre compare
- 101 Montenegro 2.37 An per square kilometre compare
- 103 Zambia 2.31 An per square kilometre compare
- 104 Lesotho 2.3 An per square kilometre compare
- 105 Myanmar 2.18 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Peru?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Peru was 2.33 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 An per square kilometre in 1966.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 An per square kilometre in 1995.
- How does Peru rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Peru ranks 102nd out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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.