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Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Namibia

Namibia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 8,804 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
8,804 t
Change on year
down 21.2%
World rank
75th
of 179 countries
All-time high
16,000 t
in 1979
All-time low
3,080 t
in 1995
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Namibia, 1961–2023

5.0k10.0k15.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Namibia stood at 8,804 t.

The figure is down 21.2% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Namibia peaked at 16,000 t in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3,080 t, in 1995.

That places Namibia 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Namibia, year by year

Year t Change
1961 9,600 t —
1962 10,240 t +6.7%
1963 11,200 t +9.4%
1964 11,520 t +2.9%
1965 11,680 t +1.4%
1966 11,840 t +1.4%
1967 11,520 t -2.7%
1968 11,680 t +1.4%
1969 11,840 t +1.4%
1970 12,000 t +1.4%
1971 12,160 t +1.3%
1972 12,480 t +2.6%
1973 12,800 t +2.6%
1974 13,600 t +6.2%
1975 14,400 t +5.9%
1976 12,800 t -11.1%
1977 14,400 t +12.5%
1978 15,200 t +5.6%
1979 16,000 t +5.3%
1980 15,680 t -2.0%
1981 11,200 t -28.6%
1982 9,600 t -14.3%
1983 8,000 t -16.7%
1984 8,800 t +10.0%
1985 8,800 t +0.0%
1986 9,900 t +12.5%
1987 7,900 t -20.2%
1988 9,519 t +20.5%
1989 10,020 t +5.3%
1990 9,840 t -1.8%
1991 10,920 t +11.0%
1992 5,994 t -45.1%
1993 6,364 t +6.2%
1994 6,195 t -2.7%
1995 3,080 t -50.3%
1996 4,200 t +36.4%
1997 5,610 t +33.6%
1998 3,948 t -29.6%
1999 13,350 t +238.1%
2000 12,816 t -4.0%
2001 4,984 t -61.1%
2002 7,560 t +51.7%
2003 8,100 t +7.1%
2004 6,623 t -18.2%
2005 9,540 t +44.0%
2006 10,620 t +11.3%
2007 11,520 t +8.5%
2008 12,060 t +4.7%
2009 12,060 t +0.0%
2010 12,240 t +1.5%
2011 12,780 t +4.4%
2012 12,600 t -1.4%
2013 13,200 t +4.8%
2014 11,520 t -12.7%
2015 9,923 t -13.9%
2016 9,007 t -9.2%
2017 8,605 t -4.5%
2018 8,385 t -2.6%
2019 8,366 t -0.2%
2020 6,603 t -21.1%
2021 7,870 t +19.2%
2022 11,169 t +41.9%
2023 8,804 t -21.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11,236 t 9,600 t 11,840 t 9
1970s 13,584 t 12,000 t 16,000 t 10
1980s 9,942 t 7,900 t 15,680 t 10
1990s 6,950 t 3,080 t 13,350 t 10
2000s 9,588 t 4,984 t 12,816 t 10
2010s 10,663 t 8,366 t 13,200 t 10
2020s 8,612 t 6,603 t 11,169 t 4

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 72 Palestine, State of 11,554 t compare
  2. 73 Armenia 10,900 t compare
  3. 74 Togo 9,994 t compare
  4. 76 Iceland 8,403 t compare
  5. 77 Chile 8,221 t compare
  6. 78 Bulgaria 8,110 t compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Namibia?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Namibia was 8,804 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 16,000 t in 1979.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 3,080 t in 1995.
How does Namibia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
Namibia ranks 75th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Namibia data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,749 data points, 1961–2023
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