Americas Additives Market By Revenue
Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) Sheep and Goat Meat Import quantity
What is Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s sheep and goat meat import quantity (t)? As of 2023, it's 627.9 Tons, down from 2.2K Tons in 2014.
| Label | Sheep and Goat Meat Import quantity (t) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 2200.44 Tons |
| 2015 | 1868.25 Tons |
| 2016 | 1330.09 Tons |
| 2017 | 1167.76 Tons |
| 2018 | 1081.88 Tons |
| 2019 | 999.35 Tons |
| 2020 | 624.22 Tons |
| 2021 | 734.35 Tons |
| 2022 | 900.9 Tons |
| 2023 | 627.86 Tons |
Data Source: Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and Wantstats Repository
Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade) Sheep and Goat Meat Import quantity: Key Points
- Middle Africa (excluding intra-trade)'s sheep and Goat Meat Import quantity reached 627.86 t in 2023. That is down on the 2.20K t recorded in 2014, a fall of about 71%.
- 2015-2019: collapses to 999.35 t (-55%).
- 2020: drops hard to 624.22 t (-38%).
- 2021-2022: leaps to 900.90 t (+44%).
- 2023: falls away sharply to 627.86 t (-30%).
- 2023: Closes lower than it opened — 627.86 t, a 71.5% loss over the period.
Why Trade Collapsed in 2020
A series that moves both ways like this is telling you the underlying driver isn't fixed — conditions are shifting, or the indicator itself is sensitive to short-term noise.
This decline fits a global pattern: COVID-19 disrupted supply chains and demand simultaneously in 2020, and trade flows fell broadly across most economies in the same year.
This rebound fits a global pattern: as economies reopened in 2021, trade flows recovered broadly, driven by pent-up demand and easing restrictions worldwide.
The scale of the 2016 move — 29% — is unusual enough that it is worth treating as a flag, not just a data point. Confirm the cause before leaning on it.
As with almost all cross-national statistical series, this one blends real survey years with modeled estimates for the gaps — the year-to-year precision is lower than the chart's smooth line suggests.
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