Afghanistan vs United States of America: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production

Afghanistan
100,793 t
in 2023
United States of America
61,280 t
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
26th
United States of America rank
25th

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production over time

  • Afghanistan
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 100,793 t against 61,280 t in United States of America, a difference of 39,513 t.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States of America ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 25th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 73,556 t 313,701 t 240,145 t United States of America
1970s 100,800 t 197,856 t 97,056 t United States of America
1980s 115,000 t 157,372 t 42,372 t United States of America
1990s 116,459 t 137,591 t 21,132 t United States of America
2000s 87,792 t 90,210 t 2,418 t United States of America
2010s 110,290 t 71,523 t 38,768 t Afghanistan
2020s 104,448 t 63,186 t 41,263 t Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, Afghanistan or United States of America?
Afghanistan, at 100,793 t against 61,280 t in United States of America as of 2023.
What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production between Afghanistan and United States of America?
39,513 t, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and United States of America?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and United States of America rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
Afghanistan ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 25th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions intensities contains analytical data on the intensity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by agricultural commodity. This indicator is defined as greenhouse gas emissions per kg of product. Data are available for a set of agricultural commodities (e.g. rice and other cereals, meat, milk, eggs), by country, with global coverage.