Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 583 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 583 An for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 153.5% on the previous year and down 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 6,900 An in 1987 and was at its lowest, 230 An, in 2023.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 182nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 3,700 An | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 3,500 An | -5.4% |
| 1964 | 3,600 An | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 3,550 An | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 3,750 An | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 3,900 An | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 3,950 An | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 3,950 An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 4,050 An | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 4,300 An | +6.2% |
| 1972 | 4,200 An | -2.3% |
| 1973 | 4,500 An | +7.1% |
| 1974 | 4,800 An | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 4,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4,500 An | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 4,900 An | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 4,800 An | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 5,600 An | +16.7% |
| 1980 | 6,300 An | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 6,300 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 6,350 An | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 6,400 An | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 6,400 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6,500 An | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 6,800 An | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 6,900 An | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 6,700 An | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 6,600 An | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 6,700 An | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 6,651 An | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 6,462 An | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 6,239 An | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 5,982 An | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 5,693 An | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 5,373 An | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 5,023 An | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 4,646 An | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 4,245 An | -8.6% |
| 2000 | 1,700 An | -60.0% |
| 2001 | 3,526 An | +107.4% |
| 2002 | 3,305 An | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 3,097 An | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 2,946 An | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 2,787 An | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 2,583 An | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 2,425 An | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 2,268 An | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 2,035 An | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 1,597 An | -21.5% |
| 2011 | 2,886 An | +80.7% |
| 2012 | 1,185 An | -58.9% |
| 2013 | 2,096 An | +76.9% |
| 2014 | 1,831 An | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 1,516 An | -17.2% |
| 2016 | 1,163 An | -23.3% |
| 2017 | 891 An | -23.4% |
| 2018 | 393 An | -55.9% |
| 2019 | 419 An | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 472 An | +12.6% |
| 2021 | 422 An | -10.6% |
| 2022 | 393 An | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 230 An | -41.5% |
| 2024 | 583 An | +153.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,711 An | 3,500 An | 3,950 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4,645 An | 4,050 An | 5,600 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,525 An | 6,300 An | 6,900 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,701 An | 4,245 An | 6,700 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,667 An | 1,700 An | 3,526 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,398 An | 393 An | 2,886 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 420 An | 230 An | 583 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 179 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,890 An compare
- 180 Suriname 1,438 An compare
- 181 Singapore 1,366 An compare
- 183 Cook Islands 518 An compare
- 184 New Caledonia 448 An compare
- 185 French Guiana 350 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2764 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.543 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7567 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 1.49 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 1.49 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Antigua and Barbuda was 583 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 6,900 An in 1987.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 230 An in 2023.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 182nd out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.