Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per capita was 0.0027 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per capita in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — production, per capita in Kenya is 0.0027 t per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.0038 t per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.001 t per person, in 2017.
That places Kenya 50th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 — Production, per capita in Kenya, year by year
| Year | t per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0038 t per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 t per person | -6.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 t per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0035 t per person | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0034 t per person | -4.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0032 t per person | -5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 t per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.003 t per person | -6.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0026 t per person | -12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0023 t per person | -12.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0022 t per person | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 0.002 t per person | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0019 t per person | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0019 t per person | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0022 t per person | +12.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0023 t per person | +5.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0026 t per person | +11.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0029 t per person | +14.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0028 t per person | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 t per person | -19.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0022 t per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0022 t per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 t per person | -15.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0023 t per person | +23.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0026 t per person | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0021 t per person | -19.1% |
| 1987 | 0.002 t per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0024 t per person | +18.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 t per person | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0025 t per person | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0025 t per person | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0024 t per person | -3.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 t per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 t per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 t per person | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 t per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 t per person | -12.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0022 t per person | +20.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0021 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0024 t per person | +13.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0024 t per person | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0023 t per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 t per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 t per person | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0022 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0022 t per person | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0021 t per person | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 t per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 t per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 t per person | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0022 t per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 t per person | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 t per person | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 t per person | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0016 t per person | -21.7% |
| 2017 | 0.001 t per person | -35.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0012 t per person | +18.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0021 t per person | +67.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 t per person | +47.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 t per person | -24.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0018 t per person | -24.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 t per person | +33.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0027 t per person | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0033 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 0.0038 t per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0029 t per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0019 t per person | 0.0026 t per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0023 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0025 t per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0022 t per person | 0.0021 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0019 t per person | 0.001 t per person | 0.0024 t per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0024 t per person | 0.0018 t per person | 0.0031 t per person | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — production, per capita in Kenya?
- Sheep and goat meat — production, per capita in Kenya was 0.0027 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 t per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 t per person in 2017.
- How does Kenya rank for sheep and goat meat — production, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 50th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.