Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Cabo Verde

Cabo Verde: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 759.29 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
759.29 t
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
29th
of 29 countries
All-time high
982 t
in 2016
All-time low
146 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Cabo Verde, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2024, sheep and goat meat — production in Cabo Verde stood at 759.29 t.

The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Cabo Verde peaked at 982 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 146 t, in 1961.

That places Cabo Verde 29th out of 29 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Cabo Verde, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Cabo Verde, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 146 t —
1962 156 t +6.8%
1963 158 t +1.3%
1964 168 t +6.3%
1965 176 t +4.8%
1966 187 t +6.2%
1967 180 t -3.7%
1968 182 t +1.1%
1969 182 t +0.0%
1970 178 t -2.2%
1971 178 t +0.0%
1972 161 t -9.6%
1973 146 t -9.3%
1974 166 t +13.7%
1975 181 t +9.0%
1976 216 t +19.3%
1977 226 t +4.6%
1978 236 t +4.4%
1979 241 t +2.1%
1980 234 t -2.9%
1981 284 t +21.4%
1982 335 t +18.0%
1983 293 t -12.5%
1984 296 t +1.0%
1985 246 t -16.9%
1986 289 t +17.5%
1987 303 t +4.8%
1988 492 t +62.4%
1989 408 t -17.1%
1990 419 t +2.7%
1991 480 t +14.6%
1992 485 t +1.0%
1993 515 t +6.2%
1994 520 t +1.0%
1995 464 t -10.8%
1996 457 t -1.5%
1997 457 t +0.0%
1998 538 t +17.7%
1999 508 t -5.6%
2000 480 t -5.5%
2001 480 t +0.0%
2002 502 t +4.6%
2003 505.9 t +0.8%
2004 658.4 t +30.1%
2005 548.41 t -16.7%
2006 450.43 t -17.9%
2007 480.47 t +6.7%
2008 400.86 t -16.6%
2009 519.61 t +29.6%
2010 632.14 t +21.7%
2011 860 t +36.0%
2012 883 t +2.7%
2013 907 t +2.7%
2014 931.01 t +2.6%
2015 956.42 t +2.7%
2016 982 t +2.7%
2017 540 t -45.0%
2018 540 t +0.0%
2019 554 t +2.6%
2020 677 t +22.2%
2021 694.91 t +2.6%
2022 712 t +2.5%
2023 729.06 t +2.4%
2024 759.29 t +4.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Cabo Verde 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.

YearChange FromTo
1988 +62.4% 303 t 492 t
2017 -45.0% 982 t 540 t

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 170.56 t 146 t 187 t 9
1970s 192.9 t 146 t 241 t 10
1980s 318 t 234 t 492 t 10
1990s 484.3 t 419 t 538 t 10
2000s 502.61 t 400.86 t 658.4 t 10
2010s 778.56 t 540 t 982 t 10
2020s 714.45 t 677 t 759.29 t 5

Countries ranked near Cabo Verde

  1. 26 Ethiopia PDR 149,180 t compare
  2. 27 Côte d'Ivoire 33,260 t compare
  3. 27 Kazakhstan 148,772 t compare
  4. 28 Turkmenistan 139,348 t compare
  5. 28 Caribbean 30,319 t compare
  6. 29 Afghanistan 132,321 t compare
  7. 30 Indonesia 113,708 t compare
  8. 31 Mexico 110,033 t compare
  9. 32 Spain 107,240 t compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — production in Cabo Verde?
Sheep and goat meat — production in Cabo Verde was 759.29 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Cabo Verde?
The highest recorded value was 982 t in 2016.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Cabo Verde?
The lowest recorded value was 146 t in 1961.
How does Cabo Verde rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
Cabo Verde ranks 29th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Cabo Verde?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Cabo Verde data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 13,572 data points, 1961–2024
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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.