Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Spain
Spain: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 19.06 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Spain, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 19.06 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Spain peaked at 45.99 An per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 19.06 An per square kilometre, in 2023.
That places Spain 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Spain, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22.97 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 22.15 An per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1963 | 21.97 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 23.73 An per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1965 | 24.14 An per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 24.07 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 25.04 An per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 24.77 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 24.63 An per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 25.9 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1971 | 25.31 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 25.14 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 25.75 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 27.37 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 26.11 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 25.51 An per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1977 | 25.53 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 24.89 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 23.13 An per square kilometre | -7.1% |
| 1980 | 31.55 An per square kilometre | +36.4% |
| 1981 | 31.28 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 33.33 An per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 35.05 An per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 35.97 An per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 36.79 An per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 37.1 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 39.55 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1988 | 42.4 An per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 40.66 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 42.38 An per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 45.02 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 45.99 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 45.03 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 44.62 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 44 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 43.32 An per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 43.47 An per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 44.4 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 42.87 An per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 45 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 45.3 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 45.65 An per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 45.01 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 43.71 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 42.02 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 40.36 An per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 37.66 An per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 30.14 An per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 25.2 An per square kilometre | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 26.22 An per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 25.61 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 23.64 An per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 23.04 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 22.11 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 22.36 An per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 22.86 An per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 22.4 An per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 22.97 An per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 22.75 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 21.57 An per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2021 | 21.79 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 21.15 An per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 19.06 An per square kilometre | -9.9% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 19.06 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.6 An per square kilometre, 4.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Spain's 19.06 An per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.59 An per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +36.4% | 23.13 An per square kilometre | 31.55 An per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.72 An per square kilometre | 21.97 An per square kilometre | 25.04 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 25.46 An per square kilometre | 23.13 An per square kilometre | 27.37 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.37 An per square kilometre | 31.28 An per square kilometre | 42.4 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.11 An per square kilometre | 42.38 An per square kilometre | 45.99 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 40 An per square kilometre | 25.2 An per square kilometre | 45.65 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4 An per square kilometre | 22.11 An per square kilometre | 26.22 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.89 An per square kilometre | 19.06 An per square kilometre | 21.79 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 36 Benin 21.24 An per square kilometre compare
- 37 Chad 20.94 An per square kilometre compare
- 38 Serbia 19.55 An per square kilometre compare
- 40 Uganda 19 An per square kilometre compare
- 41 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 18.69 An per square kilometre compare
- 42 Djibouti 17.3 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1949 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Spain?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Spain was 19.06 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 45.99 An per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.06 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Spain ranks 39th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.