Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Namibia
Namibia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight was 14 kg/An in 2024. ▬ Flat
Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 14 kg/An for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Namibia peaked at 16 kg/An in 1999 and was at its lowest, 13 kg/An, in 1995.
That places Namibia 103rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Namibia, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 1988 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1994 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 13 kg/An | -13.3% |
| 1996 | 14 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14 kg/An | -12.5% |
| 2011 | 16 kg/An | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 kg/An | -13.3% |
| 2018 | 15 kg/An | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 2021 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 14 kg/An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 14 kg/An, 1.0× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 14 kg/An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.5 kg/An, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 15 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.9 kg/An | 14 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.6 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 14 kg/An | 14 kg/An | 14 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 103 Albania 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Angola 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Argentina 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Belarus 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Brazil 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Ecuador 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Kenya 14 kg/An compare
- 103 New Caledonia 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Nicaragua 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Republic of Korea 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Slovenia 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Sudan 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Suriname 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Tajikistan 14 kg/An compare
- 103 Zimbabwe 14 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Namibia?
- Sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Namibia was 14 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 16 kg/An in 1999.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 kg/An in 1995.
- How does Namibia rank for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight?
- Namibia ranks 103rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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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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.