FAOSTAT · 1961–2024
Sheep meat production in Zimbabwe
In 2024 Zimbabwe produced 4,924 t of sheep meat, the 88th largest in the world (0.04% of the world total). Over ten years it grew by 125%. This is the highest figure on record.
The 2024 figure is estimated by FAO.
- Production, 2024
- 4,924 t
- World rank
- 88 of 175
- 10-year change
- +125%
- Record
- 4,924 t
- 2024
Sheep meat in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024 (tonnes)
By year
| Year | Tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,924 | +46% |
| 2023 | 3,383 | +30% |
| 2022 | 2,600 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 2,582 | −1.9% |
| 2020 | 2,631 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2,592 | +34% |
| 2018 | 1,938 | −21% |
| 2017 | 2,448 | −31% |
| 2016 | 3,529 | +10% |
| 2015 | 3,196 | +46% |
| 2014 | 2,189 | −2.3% |
| 2013 | 2,240 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 2,183 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2,162 | −0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,163 | +452% |
| 2009 | 392 | −14% |
| 2008 | 458 | −1.3% |
| 2007 | 464 | −4.9% |
| 2006 | 488 | −3.2% |
| 2005 | 504 | −2.7% |
| 2004 | 518 | −5.1% |
| 2003 | 546 | −13% |
| 2002 | 630 | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 588 | −13% |
| 2000 | 672 | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 616 | +26% |
| 1998 | 490 | +11% |
| 1997 | 442 | −11% |
| 1996 | 497 | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 486 | −1.4% |
| 1994 | 493 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 479 | −11% |
| 1992 | 539 | −1.5% |
| 1991 | 547 | −5.7% |
| 1990 | 580 | −9.5% |
| 1989 | 641 | +12% |
| 1988 | 571 | −21% |
| 1987 | 720 | +27% |
| 1986 | 567 | −0.2% |
| 1985 | 568 | −25% |
| 1984 | 753 | +23% |
| 1983 | 610 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 596 | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 578 | −17% |
| 1980 | 694 | −8.3% |
| 1979 | 757 | −12% |
| 1978 | 860 | −8.0% |
| 1977 | 935 | −2.6% |
| 1976 | 960 | −8.3% |
| 1975 | 1,047 | −12% |
| 1974 | 1,190 | −25% |
| 1973 | 1,583 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 1,520 | −10% |
| 1971 | 1,695 | −0.5% |
| 1970 | 1,704 | +7.2% |
| 1969 | 1,589 | +16% |
| 1968 | 1,372 | +15% |
| 1967 | 1,194 | +14% |
| 1966 | 1,044 | +14% |
| 1965 | 918 | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 890 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 874 | +3.8% |
| 1962 | 842 | +11% |
| 1961 | 757 | — |
Other large producers
Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. fao.org/faostat. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.