Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Uganda
Uganda: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square was 19 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per square in Uganda, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 19 An per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Uganda peaked at 19 An per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.19 An per square kilometre, in 1965.
Uganda ranks 40th of 164 countries on this measure, 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5.37 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 5 An per square kilometre | -6.8% |
| 1963 | 4.62 An per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 1964 | 4.22 An per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 1965 | 4.19 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 5.3 An per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1967 | 5.09 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 1968 | 4.92 An per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 1969 | 4.63 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1970 | 4.69 An per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 5.66 An per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1972 | 4.8 An per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 1973 | 5.33 An per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1974 | 4.85 An per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 1975 | 5.64 An per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 5.59 An per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 5.84 An per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1978 | 6.44 An per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 6.54 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 6.5 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.96 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1982 | 7.46 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 7.83 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 8.22 An per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1985 | 8.85 An per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1986 | 8.78 An per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 7.39 An per square kilometre | -15.8% |
| 1988 | 7.88 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 8.46 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 8.87 An per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 9.33 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 9.58 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 9.86 An per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 10.1 An per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 10.37 An per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 10.54 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.86 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 11.18 An per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 11.5 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 11.88 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 12.34 An per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 12.21 An per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 13.67 An per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 14.16 An per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 14.63 An per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 15.15 An per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 15.3 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 15.57 An per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.09 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 16.55 An per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 16.8 An per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 17.03 An per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 18.09 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 17.49 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 17.24 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 18.38 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 18.29 An per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 17.94 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 18.22 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 17.86 An per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 17.42 An per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 18.97 An per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 19 An per square kilometre | +0.2% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 19 An per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 11.94 An per square kilometre, 1.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 19 An per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.64 An per square kilometre, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.81 An per square kilometre | 4.19 An per square kilometre | 5.37 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.54 An per square kilometre | 4.69 An per square kilometre | 6.54 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.83 An per square kilometre | 6.5 An per square kilometre | 8.85 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.22 An per square kilometre | 8.87 An per square kilometre | 11.5 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1 An per square kilometre | 11.88 An per square kilometre | 16.09 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6 An per square kilometre | 16.55 An per square kilometre | 18.38 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.31 An per square kilometre | 17.42 An per square kilometre | 19 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 37 Chad 20.94 An per square kilometre compare
- 38 Serbia 19.55 An per square kilometre compare
- 39 Spain 19.06 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
- 43 Armenia 17.19 An per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Uganda?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square in Uganda was 19 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 19 An per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 An per square kilometre in 1965.
- How does Uganda rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square?
- Uganda ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, per square rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.