Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 285,391 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — production in Ethiopia stood at 285,391 t. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Ethiopia peaked at 285,391 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60,640 t, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 60,640 t | — |
| 1994 | 60,658 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 60,663 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 61,060 t | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 61,371 t | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 64,140 t | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 63,300 t | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 61,560 t | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 66,376 t | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 80,445 t | +21.2% |
| 2003 | 88,865 t | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 104,589 t | +17.7% |
| 2005 | 116,680 t | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 134,000 t | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 149,600 t | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 146,100 t | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 150,450 t | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 152,300 t | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 153,000 t | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 157,500 t | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 161,450 t | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 173,289 t | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 178,882 t | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 184,447 t | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 188,818 t | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 208,755 t | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 264,310 t | +26.6% |
| 2020 | 274,530 t | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 271,847 t | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 252,869 t | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 241,900 t | -4.3% |
| 2024 | 285,391 t | +18.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 285,391 t is above the median for low income countries, which is 30,063 t, 9.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 285,391 t is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 19,594 t, 14.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,690 t | 60,640 t | 64,140 t | 7 |
| 2000s | 109,866 t | 61,560 t | 150,450 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 182,275 t | 152,300 t | 264,310 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 265,307 t | 241,900 t | 285,391 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 11 Chad 424,654 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 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,383 t compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 266,110 t compare
- 15 Melanesia 881.74 t compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 705 t compare
- 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 265,500 t compare
- 17 Bangladesh 250,148 t compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 428.54 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7589 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — production in Ethiopia?
- Sheep and goat meat — production in Ethiopia was 285,391 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 285,391 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,640 t in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.