Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 6.5 An per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 6.5 An per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 74.5% on the previous year and up 97.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Saudi Arabia peaked at 6.5 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6057 An per square kilometre, in 1961.
Saudi Arabia ranks 78th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.6057 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.6057 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.6113 An per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6113 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.6173 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 0.6173 An per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.6283 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.6266 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.6869 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 0.7364 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.7603 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.7664 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 0.7647 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.8285 An per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.8698 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1976 | 0.9111 An per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 0.7706 An per square kilometre | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.9108 An per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1979 | 1.05 An per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1980 | 1.04 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.18 An per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1982 | 1.32 An per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 1.41 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 1.54 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 1.76 An per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 1.96 An per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 2.05 An per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 2.11 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2.4 An per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 2.35 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.24 An per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 2.36 An per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 2.39 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.49 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 2.46 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 2.46 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.37 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 2.37 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 2.58 An per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 2.6 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2.59 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 2.53 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.56 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.68 An per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 2.76 An per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 2.62 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 2.65 An per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.21 An per square kilometre | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 2.08 An per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 2.47 An per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 3.16 An per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 2012 | 3.21 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3.29 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.91 An per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 3 An per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 3.03 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.03 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 3.08 An per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 4.28 An per square kilometre | +38.7% |
| 2020 | 5.49 An per square kilometre | +28.4% |
| 2021 | 5.18 An per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 3.73 An per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2023 | 6.5 An per square kilometre | +74.5% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 6.5 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.6 An per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 6.5 An per square kilometre is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 29.04 An per square kilometre, 22% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Saudi Arabia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +74.5% | 3.73 An per square kilometre | 6.5 An per square kilometre |
| 2019 | +38.7% | 3.08 An per square kilometre | 4.28 An per square kilometre |
| 2022 | -28.0% | 5.18 An per square kilometre | 3.73 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6234 An per square kilometre | 0.6057 An per square kilometre | 0.6869 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.837 An per square kilometre | 0.7364 An per square kilometre | 1.05 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.68 An per square kilometre | 1.04 An per square kilometre | 2.4 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.41 An per square kilometre | 2.24 An per square kilometre | 2.58 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.53 An per square kilometre | 2.08 An per square kilometre | 2.76 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.15 An per square kilometre | 2.47 An per square kilometre | 4.28 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.22 An per square kilometre | 3.73 An per square kilometre | 6.5 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1539 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Saudi Arabia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Saudi Arabia was 6.5 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6057 An per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 78th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.