Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 15.33 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Rwanda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Rwanda recorded 15.33 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Rwanda peaked at 33.93 An per square kilometre in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.23 An per square kilometre, in 1966.
That places Rwanda 48th 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8.51 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 8.47 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1963 | 7.94 An per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 7.29 An per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 1965 | 7.08 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 6.23 An per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 1967 | 7.38 An per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1968 | 6.96 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 6.81 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 7.74 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1971 | 8.15 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 8.23 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 10.17 An per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1974 | 8.92 An per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 1975 | 10.34 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1976 | 10.89 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1977 | 11.95 An per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 12.36 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 13.01 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 13.98 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 14.27 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 15.06 An per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 14.28 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 14.27 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 15.83 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 15.48 An per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 15.89 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 16.21 An per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 16.89 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 17.19 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 18.2 An per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 18.65 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 19.05 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 19.74 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 8.43 An per square kilometre | -57.3% |
| 1996 | 10.42 An per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1997 | 9.32 An per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 1998 | 10.01 An per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 11.84 An per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 12.32 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 12.65 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 15 An per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 15.93 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 21.16 An per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2005 | 21.89 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 24.24 An per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 25.46 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 27.28 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 31.62 An per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 32.83 An per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 33.93 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 33.28 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 33.32 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 29.18 An per square kilometre | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 31.17 An per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 29.11 An per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 31.99 An per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 29.38 An per square kilometre | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 24.32 An per square kilometre | -17.2% |
| 2020 | 18.53 An per square kilometre | -23.8% |
| 2021 | 17.58 An per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 15.45 An per square kilometre | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 15.33 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 15.33 An per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.94 An per square kilometre, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 15.33 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 2.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -57.3% | 19.74 An per square kilometre | 8.43 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.41 An per square kilometre | 6.23 An per square kilometre | 8.51 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.18 An per square kilometre | 7.74 An per square kilometre | 13.01 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.22 An per square kilometre | 13.98 An per square kilometre | 16.89 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.28 An per square kilometre | 8.43 An per square kilometre | 19.74 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.75 An per square kilometre | 12.32 An per square kilometre | 31.62 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.85 An per square kilometre | 24.32 An per square kilometre | 33.93 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.72 An per square kilometre | 15.33 An per square kilometre | 18.53 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 45 Saint Lucia 16.35 An per square kilometre compare
- 46 Haiti 15.44 An per square kilometre compare
- 47 Afghanistan 15.41 An per square kilometre compare
- 49 Kyrgyzstan 15.12 An per square kilometre compare
- 50 Sudan 14.8 An per square kilometre compare
- 51 Ghana 14.5 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Rwanda?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Rwanda was 15.33 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 33.93 An per square kilometre in 2011.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.23 An per square kilometre in 1966.
- How does Rwanda rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Rwanda ranks 48th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.