Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Chad
Chad: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 424,654 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Chad, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Chad recorded 424,654 t for sheep and goat meat — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 97.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Chad peaked at 424,654 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,456 t, in 1961.
Chad ranks 11th of 185 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 in Chad, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9,456 t | — |
| 1962 | 9,707 t | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 10,296 t | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 10,440 t | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 10,560 t | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 12,540 t | +18.8% |
| 1967 | 12,540 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 12,825 t | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 12,825 t | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 12,960 t | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 12,330 t | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 14,424 t | +17.0% |
| 1973 | 12,000 t | -16.8% |
| 1974 | 13,050 t | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 14,400 t | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 16,374 t | +13.7% |
| 1977 | 17,496 t | +6.9% |
| 1978 | 18,708 t | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 19,992 t | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 21,378 t | +6.9% |
| 1981 | 22,854 t | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 24,432 t | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 26,124 t | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 27,936 t | +6.9% |
| 1985 | 29,880 t | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 31,962 t | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 34,170 t | +6.9% |
| 1988 | 36,558 t | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 39,114 t | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 41,844 t | +7.0% |
| 1991 | 44,766 t | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 47,886 t | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 51,258 t | +7.0% |
| 1994 | 54,840 t | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 58,692 t | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 62,814 t | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 67,224 t | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 71,964 t | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 77,034 t | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 82,470 t | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 88,296 t | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 94,518 t | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 101,208 t | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 108,372 t | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 116,058 t | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 124,290 t | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 133,116 t | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 142,572 t | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 152,718 t | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 163,614 t | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 175,266 t | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 187,782 t | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 201,204 t | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 215,586 t | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 230,358 t | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 247,585 t | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 265,633 t | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 283,053 t | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 301,717 t | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 322,196 t | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 345,217 t | +7.1% |
| 2022 | 369,913 t | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 396,402 t | +7.2% |
| 2024 | 424,654 t | +7.1% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 424,654 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 30,063 t, 14.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Chad's 424,654 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,594 t, 21.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11,243 t | 9,456 t | 12,825 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 15,173 t | 12,000 t | 19,992 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 29,441 t | 21,378 t | 39,114 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,832 t | 41,844 t | 77,034 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 114,362 t | 82,470 t | 152,718 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 227,180 t | 163,614 t | 301,717 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 371,676 t | 322,196 t | 424,654 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chad
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 42,411 t compare
- 8 Sudan (former) 485,500 t compare
- 9 Nigeria 455,157 t compare
- 10 New Zealand 450,737 t compare
- 10 Viet Nam 24,593 t compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 21,151 t compare
- 12 Algeria 403,045 t compare
- 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15,410 t compare
- 13 Sudan 385,931 t compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9,650 t compare
- 14 Ethiopia 285,391 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,383 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Chad
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3634 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 371.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7243 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 66.9% (1975)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (1995)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — production in Chad?
- Sheep and goat meat — production in Chad was 424,654 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 424,654 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,456 t in 1961.
- How does Chad rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
- Chad ranks 11th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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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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.