Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Africa

Eastern Africa: Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight was 12 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
27th
of 29 groups
All-time high
13 kg/An
in 2015
All-time low
10 kg/An
in 1974
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.

Analysis

In 2024, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Africa stood at 12 kg/An.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Africa peaked at 13 kg/An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10 kg/An, in 1974.

That places Eastern Africa 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Africa, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Eastern Africa, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 11 kg/An
1962 11 kg/An +0.0%
1963 11 kg/An +0.0%
1964 11 kg/An +0.0%
1965 11 kg/An +0.0%
1966 11 kg/An +0.0%
1967 11 kg/An +0.0%
1968 11 kg/An +0.0%
1969 11 kg/An +0.0%
1970 11 kg/An +0.0%
1971 11 kg/An +0.0%
1972 11 kg/An +0.0%
1973 11 kg/An +0.0%
1974 10 kg/An -9.1%
1975 10 kg/An +0.0%
1976 11 kg/An +10.0%
1977 11 kg/An +0.0%
1978 11 kg/An +0.0%
1979 11 kg/An +0.0%
1980 11 kg/An +0.0%
1981 11 kg/An +0.0%
1982 11 kg/An +0.0%
1983 11 kg/An +0.0%
1984 11 kg/An +0.0%
1985 11 kg/An +0.0%
1986 11 kg/An +0.0%
1987 11 kg/An +0.0%
1988 11 kg/An +0.0%
1989 11 kg/An +0.0%
1990 11 kg/An +0.0%
1991 11 kg/An +0.0%
1992 11 kg/An +0.0%
1993 11 kg/An +0.0%
1994 11 kg/An +0.0%
1995 11 kg/An +0.0%
1996 11 kg/An +0.0%
1997 11 kg/An +0.0%
1998 11 kg/An +0.0%
1999 11 kg/An +0.0%
2000 11 kg/An +0.0%
2001 12 kg/An +9.1%
2002 11 kg/An -8.3%
2003 11 kg/An +0.0%
2004 11 kg/An +0.0%
2005 11 kg/An +0.0%
2006 11 kg/An +0.0%
2007 11 kg/An +0.0%
2008 11 kg/An +0.0%
2009 11 kg/An +0.0%
2010 12 kg/An +9.1%
2011 12 kg/An +0.0%
2012 12 kg/An +0.0%
2013 12 kg/An +0.0%
2014 12 kg/An +0.0%
2015 13 kg/An +8.3%
2016 12 kg/An -7.7%
2017 11 kg/An -8.3%
2018 11 kg/An +0.0%
2019 11 kg/An +0.0%
2020 11 kg/An +0.0%
2021 11 kg/An +0.0%
2022 11 kg/An +0.0%
2023 12 kg/An +9.1%
2024 12 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 9
1970s 10.8 kg/An 10 kg/An 11 kg/An 10
1980s 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 10
1990s 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 10
2000s 11.1 kg/An 11 kg/An 12 kg/An 10
2010s 11.8 kg/An 11 kg/An 13 kg/An 10
2020s 11.4 kg/An 11 kg/An 12 kg/An 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Africa?
Sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Eastern Africa was 12 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in Eastern Africa?
The highest recorded value was 13 kg/An in 2015.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in Eastern Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 10 kg/An in 1974.
How does Eastern Africa rank for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight?
Eastern Africa ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 13,562 data points, 1961–2024
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