Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Rwanda
Rwanda: Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight was 37 kg/An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Rwanda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Rwanda is 37 kg/An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Rwanda peaked at 37 kg/An in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11 kg/An, in 1961.
Rwanda ranks 2nd 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight in Rwanda, year by year
| 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 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 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 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 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 | 25 kg/An | +127.3% |
| 2011 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27 kg/An | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 28 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 33 kg/An | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 34 kg/An | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 35 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 36 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 37 kg/An | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 37 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 37 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 37 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 37 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 37 kg/An | +0.0% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 37 kg/An is above the median for low income countries, which is 12.5 kg/An, 3.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 37 kg/An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.5 kg/An, 3.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 11 kg/An | 11 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 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7 kg/An | 25 kg/An | 37 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 37 kg/An | 37 kg/An | 37 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 1 Malaysia 39 kg/An compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 47 kg/An compare
- 2 Melanesia 27 kg/An compare
- 3 Egypt 35 kg/An compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 35 kg/An compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 26 kg/An compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 23 kg/An compare
- 5 Israel 32 kg/An compare
- 5 South Africa 32 kg/An compare
- 5 Türkiye 22 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6909 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2022)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Rwanda?
- Sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Rwanda was 37 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 37 kg/An in 2018.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 kg/An in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight?
- Rwanda ranks 2nd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.