Australia and New Zealand vs China: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production over time
- Australia and New Zealand
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 2.81 million t against 1.29 million t in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 1.52 million t.
That makes China's figure about 2.2 times Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Australia and New Zealand ahead.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia and New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and China in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia and New Zealand | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.11 million t | 84,667 t | 1.02 million t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1970s | 1.16 million t | 153,014 t | 1.01 million t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1.18 million t | 324,118 t | 853,654 t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 1990s | 1.15 million t | 891,666 t | 259,135 t | Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1.19 million t | 1.71 million t | 527,034 t | China |
| 2010s | 1.13 million t | 2.23 million t | 1.11 million t | China |
| 2020s | 1.17 million t | 2.68 million t | 1.52 million t | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, Australia and New Zealand or China?
- China, at 2.81 million t against 1.29 million t in Australia and New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production between Australia and New Zealand and China?
- 1.52 million t, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand and China rank globally for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.