Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in India
India: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre was 0.9183 t per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.9183 t per square kilometre
Change on year
up 11.9%
World rank
10th
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.9183 t per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.1202 t per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in India, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
India recorded 0.9183 t per square kilometre for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.9% on the previous year and up 107.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in India peaked at 0.9183 t per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1202 t per square kilometre, in 1961.
India ranks 10th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre in India, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1202 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1273 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1288 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1296 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.13 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1307 t per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1308 t per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1306 t per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1298 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.1294 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1285 t per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1271 t per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1282 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.1296 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1338 t per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1359 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1382 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.1428 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1476 t per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1535 t per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1585 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1727 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1744 t per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1766 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1794 t per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1827 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 0.1982 t per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2008 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.2034 t per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.2056 t per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.2101 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2133 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2171 t per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.2214 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2256 t per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.2295 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.2343 t per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.236 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2377 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.2395 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2412 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.2432 t per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2454 t per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.254 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.2629 t per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2724 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2821 t per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.3107 t per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3228 t per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.356 t per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3769 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3978 t per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4431 t per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4854 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5098 t per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.544 t per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5783 t per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5973 t per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6554 t per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7049 t per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7487 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8207 t per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2023 | 0.9183 t per square kilometre | +11.9% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.9183 t per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2098 t per square kilometre, 4.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- India's 0.9183 t per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.5513 t per square kilometre, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1286 t per square kilometre | 0.1202 t per square kilometre | 0.1308 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1341 t per square kilometre | 0.1271 t per square kilometre | 0.1476 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.18 t per square kilometre | 0.1535 t per square kilometre | 0.2034 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2231 t per square kilometre | 0.2056 t per square kilometre | 0.2377 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2674 t per square kilometre | 0.2395 t per square kilometre | 0.3228 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4944 t per square kilometre | 0.356 t per square kilometre | 0.6554 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7982 t per square kilometre | 0.7049 t per square kilometre | 0.9183 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near India
- 7 Azerbaijan 1.08 t per square kilometre compare
- 8 Pakistan 1.04 t per square kilometre compare
- 9 Ireland 1.01 t per square kilometre compare
- 11 Grenada 0.9143 t per square kilometre compare
- 12 United Arab Emirates 0.8907 t per square kilometre compare
- 13 Albania 0.8445 t per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in India?
- Sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre in India was 0.9183 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9183 t per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1202 t per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does India rank for sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre?
- India ranks 10th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 107.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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 — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Sheep and Goat Meat — Production 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 — Production 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.