Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Madagascar
Madagascar: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 285,543 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Madagascar, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Madagascar recorded 285,543 An for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Madagascar peaked at 764,470 An in 1981 and was at its lowest, 207,500 An, in 2001.
Madagascar ranks 136th of 246 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 244,500 An | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 274,400 An | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 316,700 An | +15.4% |
| 1965 | 339,800 An | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 381,000 An | +12.1% |
| 1967 | 426,800 An | +12.0% |
| 1968 | 496,700 An | +16.4% |
| 1969 | 496,200 An | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 507,200 An | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 514,300 An | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 531,200 An | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 523,000 An | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 560,200 An | +7.1% |
| 1975 | 567,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 615,500 An | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 529,100 An | -14.0% |
| 1978 | 537,900 An | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 523,600 An | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 669,590 An | +27.9% |
| 1981 | 764,470 An | +14.2% |
| 1982 | 755,900 An | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 585,600 An | -22.5% |
| 1984 | 596,000 An | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 631,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1986 | 625,000 An | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 639,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 677,000 An | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 621,000 An | -8.3% |
| 1990 | 641,000 An | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 231,000 An | -64.0% |
| 1992 | 276,847 An | +19.8% |
| 1993 | 275,691 An | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 279,254 An | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 286,964 An | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 237,500 An | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 276,514 An | +16.4% |
| 1998 | 261,239 An | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 245,436 An | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 215,473 An | -12.2% |
| 2001 | 207,500 An | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 244,035 An | +17.6% |
| 2003 | 264,062 An | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 279,000 An | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 241,384 An | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 223,000 An | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 250,262 An | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 254,697 An | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 265,070 An | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 269,116 An | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 276,434 An | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 277,624 An | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 273,892 An | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 268,910 An | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 274,330 An | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 282,350 An | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 255,860 An | -9.4% |
| 2018 | 259,340 An | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 262,820 An | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 273,736 An | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 305,825 An | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 322,205 An | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 304,977 An | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 285,543 An | -6.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -64.0% | 641,000 An | 231,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 355,178 An | 220,500 An | 496,700 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 540,900 An | 507,200 An | 615,500 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 656,456 An | 585,600 An | 764,470 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 301,144 An | 231,000 An | 641,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,448 An | 207,500 An | 279,000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 270,068 An | 255,860 An | 282,350 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 298,457 An | 273,736 An | 322,205 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 133 Rwanda 388,047 An compare
- 134 Sierra Leone 377,934 An compare
- 135 Lebanon 286,185 An compare
- 136 Madagascar 285,543 An compare
- 138 Burundi 273,026 An compare
- 139 Switzerland 265,654 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Madagascar
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Production 33,030 t (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Production 91,348 t (2024)
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 81,046 1000 An (2024)
- Meat, Total — Production 161,610 t (2024)
- Milk, Total — Yield/Carcass Weight 306 kg/An (2024)
- Milk, Total — Production 415,933 t (2024)
- Milk, Total — Milk Animals 1.36 million An (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Area harvested 135,945 ha (2024)
- Oilcrops, Cake Equivalent — Yield 243 kg/ha (2024)
- Pulses, Total — Yield 1,133 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Madagascar?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Madagascar was 285,543 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 764,470 An in 1981.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 207,500 An in 2001.
- How does Madagascar rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Madagascar ranks 136th out of 246 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Madagascar 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
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.