Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
176.19 % change on previous year
Fiji
Lowest
-82.3 % change on previous year
Qatar
Median
0.4329 % change on previous year
Years covered
62
1962–2023
Data points
12,448
What the numbers show
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 176.19 % change on previous year in Fiji; the lowest is -82.3 % change on previous year in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.4329 % change on previous year, and the mean is 2.65 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 103 fell. The largest increase was in Botswana (up 2,964.9%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 95,110.2%).
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 176.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,126.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Melanesia | 150.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,261.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Botswana | 140.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,964.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Guadeloupe | 111.77 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 5 | New Caledonia | 85.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Togo | 79.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 128.9% | volatile |
| 7 | French Guiana | 50 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 8 | Republic of Moldova | 36.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 682.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Kenya | 31.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 613.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 29.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,360.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | 19.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 18.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 615.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Bhutan | 17.31 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 59.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Türkiye | 16.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 126.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 15.35 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 810.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Bulgaria | 15.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 165.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Malaysia | 14.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 37.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Argentina | 14.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 462.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 13.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 137.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 13.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 292.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Australia and New Zealand | 12.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 24 | India | 11.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 10.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Barbados | 10.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 378.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 10.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 8.23 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea | 8.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Chad | 7.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Benin | 7.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 387.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 243.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Haiti | 6.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 34 | Malta | 6.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Serbia | 6.06 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Hungary | 5.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 37 | United Republic of Tanzania | 5.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Austria | 4.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 4.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 212.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 4.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 165.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Brunei Darussalam | 4.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 277.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Mozambique | 4.11 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Algeria | 4.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 4.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Switzerland | 3.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Czechia | 3.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 3.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 33.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Belize | 3.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Canada | 3.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Paraguay | 2.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Japan | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Mauritania | 2.78 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 17.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Brazil | 2.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Burundi | 2.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Cameroon | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Oman | 2.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Ireland | 2.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Sudan (former) | 2.17 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Tajikistan | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.5% | volatile |
| 62 | Mexico | 1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 258.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Angola | 1.69 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 45.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Senegal | 1.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Palestine | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 225.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Kazakhstan | 1.57 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Ukraine | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Burkina Faso | 1.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Cabo Verde | 1.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 70 | Ghana | 1.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Faroe Islands | 1.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Pakistan | 1.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 73 | New Zealand | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Libya | 1.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 938.9% | volatile |
| 76 | China | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 76 | China, mainland | 1.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 78 | United Arab Emirates | 1.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Dominica | 1.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 291.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Gabon | 0.9698 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 0.9526 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 82 | Armenia | 0.9259 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Sudan | 0.9168 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 0.8701 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 124.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Liberia | 0.8433 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Dominican Republic | 0.8023 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 84.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Morocco | 0.7764 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Bahamas | 0.7641 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | 0.692 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 134.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.6841 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.6457 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 70.9% | volatile |
| 92 | Sweden | 0.5894 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 93 | El Salvador | 0.5853 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 94 | Comoros | 0.5119 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Congo | 0.4841 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 123.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Peru | 0.4595 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 140.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Iraq | 0.4501 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.4157 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 0.3857 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Lesotho | 0.371 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Madagascar | 0.3699 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 190.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Guatemala | 0.3362 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Guyana | 0.2839 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.2131 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Djibouti | 0.1697 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 205.5% | volatile |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 0.156 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Nigeria | 0.1365 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 0.122 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.052 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 187.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Belarus | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Estonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Réunion | 0 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Philippines | -0.0086 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Eritrea | -0.0665 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Lebanon | -0.0916 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 100.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Azerbaijan | -0.1224 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 115.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Ethiopia PDR | -0.1224 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Kuwait | -0.1801 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Puerto Rico | -0.5343 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 126.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Denmark | -0.8197 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Eswatini | -0.8858 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 59.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Turkmenistan | -0.9682 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Afghanistan | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Latvia | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 109.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 113.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Russian Federation | -1.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 742.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Somalia | -1.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 135 | Chile | -1.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 136 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -1.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 135.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Uganda | -1.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 88.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Montenegro | -1.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Thailand | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 102.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Bahrain | -2.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,056.8% | volatile |
| 141 | North Macedonia | -2.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 83.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Malawi | -2.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | -2.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 877.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Indonesia | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Caribbean | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Lithuania | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 118.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Tunisia | -3.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 263.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Georgia | -3.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 132.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Israel | -3.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 152.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Slovakia | -4.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 175.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Cuba | -4.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 16.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Gambia | -4.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Germany | -4.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Norway | -4.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 266.4% | volatile |
| 155 | South Africa | -6.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 143.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Romania | -6.56 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,035.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Zambia | -6.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 373.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Niger | -6.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | -6.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Mongolia | -7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 118.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Colombia | -7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 112.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Rwanda | -7.21 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 283.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Uruguay | -7.43 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 117.6% | volatile |
| 164 | France | -8.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 296.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Martinique | -8.33 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Suriname | -8.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 355.9% | volatile |
| 167 | USSR | -8.73 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 793.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Czechoslovakia | -8.73 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 152.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Italy | -8.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 65.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Albania | -8.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 951.2% | volatile |
| 171 | Greece | -9.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 299.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Cyprus | -10.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 842.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Serbia and Montenegro | -11.65 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 222.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Spain | -12.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 296.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Yugoslav SFR | -15.55 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 801.8% | volatile |
| 176 | Finland | -15.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 603.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Portugal | -16.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,345.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Republic of Korea | -16.61 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 982.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Egypt | -18.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,058.2% | volatile |
| 180 | Belgium | -18.81 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 276.5% | volatile |
| 181 | South Sudan | -19.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,245.6% | volatile |
| 182 | Sri Lanka | -20 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 220.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Namibia | -21.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 544.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Mauritius | -22.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Jamaica | -25 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 750.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Yemen | -33.95 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 321.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Nepal | -34.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 95,110.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Grenada | -35.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 399.6% | volatile |
| 189 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -36.49 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,218.9% | volatile |
| 190 | Jordan | -37.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Antigua and Barbuda | -37.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 307.6% | volatile |
| 192 | Mali | -38.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,320.8% | volatile |
| 193 | Timor-Leste | -51.04 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 364.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Qatar | -82.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,955.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 12.63 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 10.16 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa 7.24 % change on previous year
- Western Asia 7.08 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 6 % change on previous year
- World 3.32 % change on previous year
- Asia 3.25 % change on previous year
- South America 3.21 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2.99 % change on previous year
- Africa 2.24 % change on previous year
- Americas 2.14 % change on previous year
- Central Asia 1.83 % change on previous year
- Central America 1.75 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.6 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.24 % change on previous year
- Western Africa 1.09 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 0.612 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia 0.5731 % change on previous year
- Northern America 0.0304 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) -0.5669 % change on previous year
- United States of America -0.8077 % change on previous year
- Small island developing States (SIDS) -0.8155 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -1.32 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -1.75 % change on previous year
- South-Eastern Asia -2.51 % change on previous year
- Europe -3.62 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -3.97 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -6.1 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa -6.5 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -8.55 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.