Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre by country
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
What the numbers show
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre is currently reported for 160 countries. The highest value is 33.07 t per square kilometre in Bahrain; the lowest is 0.0001 t per square kilometre in Suriname.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0473 t per square kilometre, and the mean is 0.3626 t per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 59 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 492.8%), and the largest decrease in Qatar (down 88.9%).
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 33.07 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Kuwait | 2.92 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Palestine | 1.92 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 4 | Israel | 1.77 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 5 | New Zealand | 1.68 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 1.08 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 1.01 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 8 | Albania | 0.5692 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 0.5526 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Malta | 0.5312 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Lebanon | 0.487 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 12 | Grenada | 0.4846 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 0.475 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Faroe Islands | 0.4525 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 15 | Greece | 0.4181 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.3973 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 17 | Armenia | 0.3865 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 18 | India | 0.3839 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Tunisia | 0.3698 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 20 | Morocco | 0.3635 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 21 | Serbia | 0.3562 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 22 | Pakistan | 0.3282 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 23 | China | 0.2996 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Cyprus | 0.2857 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | 0.2699 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 26 | Jordan | 0.2515 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Romania | 0.237 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 28 | Senegal | 0.2241 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Barbados | 0.2188 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 30 | Spain | 0.2094 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 31 | Chad | 0.1906 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Togo | 0.1837 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 101.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Nigeria | 0.1699 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Saint Lucia | 0.1579 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 35 | Afghanistan | 0.1545 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 0.1543 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 37 | Algeria | 0.1512 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Sudan | 0.1425 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 39 | France | 0.1351 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 40 | Portugal | 0.135 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 41 | Switzerland | 0.1305 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 42 | Uruguay | 0.1273 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 43 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1205 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.9% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 0.1174 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 45 | Ghana | 0.116 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Cuba | 0.116 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Mongolia | 0.1156 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 94.7% | rising |
| 48 | South Africa | 0.1154 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.3% | rising |
| 49 | Benin | 0.1141 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 308.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Australia | 0.1104 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 51 | Oman | 0.1093 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Iraq | 0.109 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 53 | Ethiopia | 0.109 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 54 | Rwanda | 0.1053 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Djibouti | 0.097 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 56 | Italy | 0.0912 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 57 | Kenya | 0.089 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 58 | Burkina Faso | 0.0876 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Germany | 0.0869 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 60 | Qatar | 0.0861 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Iceland | 0.0833 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 62 | Austria | 0.0824 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Yemen | 0.0801 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Bulgaria | 0.0747 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0723 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Georgia | 0.072 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 78.6% | falling |
| 67 | Slovenia | 0.0705 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 68 | Haiti | 0.0699 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 124.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Montenegro | 0.0672 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 70 | Somalia | 0.0644 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0615 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Norway | 0.0614 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 73 | Gambia | 0.0581 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 74 | Belgium | 0.058 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 75 | Eritrea | 0.0555 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 76 | Guinea | 0.0544 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 77 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0538 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Comoros | 0.0528 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 0.0508 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 80 | Bangladesh | 0.0477 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Egypt | 0.047 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 38.4% | rising |
| 82 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.045 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Mauritania | 0.0424 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Czechia | 0.0365 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.9% | rising |
| 85 | Cameroon | 0.036 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 86 | Dominica | 0.0357 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 87 | Mexico | 0.0352 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 88 | Fiji | 0.0317 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 191.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Denmark | 0.0302 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 90 | Sierra Leone | 0.0289 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 91 | Ecuador | 0.0288 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 92 | Indonesia | 0.028 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 26.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0267 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 94 | Uganda | 0.0265 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 95 | Peru | 0.0263 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 96 | Burundi | 0.0221 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 61.4% | flat |
| 97 | South Sudan | 0.0221 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 98 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0211 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Luxembourg | 0.0194 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 100 | Lesotho | 0.0192 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Guatemala | 0.0189 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.2% | falling |
| 102 | Malawi | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 0.0188 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Singapore | 0.0185 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Libya | 0.0171 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 106 | Mauritius | 0.017 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 492.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Argentina | 0.0162 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Lithuania | 0.0149 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Hungary | 0.0142 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Niger | 0.0141 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 111 | Brazil | 0.0132 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 112 | Nepal | 0.0131 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 113 | Latvia | 0.0129 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Sweden | 0.0126 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 115 | Ukraine | 0.0112 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Chile | 0.0111 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 117 | Namibia | 0.0107 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 118 | Slovakia | 0.0096 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 53.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Liberia | 0.0095 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 120 | Zimbabwe | 0.009 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 54.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Eswatini | 0.0089 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 122 | Estonia | 0.0063 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Belize | 0.0057 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Mali | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Puerto Rico | 0.0055 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 126 | Malaysia | 0.0052 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0051 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 128 | Belarus | 0.0049 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Paraguay | 0.0046 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 34.2% | rising |
| 130 | Poland | 0.0044 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 48.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 0.0041 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Angola | 0.0039 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0038 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 134 | Finland | 0.0037 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0035 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 69.5% | falling |
| 136 | Gabon | 0.0033 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 137 | Myanmar | 0.0031 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 74.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahamas | 0.003 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Guyana | 0.0027 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 140 | Botswana | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 16.9% | rising |
| 141 | Madagascar | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 142 | Sri Lanka | 0.0026 t per square kilometre | 1990 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 143 | Canada | 0.002 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 144 | El Salvador | 0.0018 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 145 | Congo | 0.0013 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Zambia | 0.0012 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Honduras | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 148 | French Polynesia | 0.0009 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Mozambique | 0.0007 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 21.8% | falling |
| 150 | Japan | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Bhutan | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Jamaica | 0.0006 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Colombia | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 154 | New Caledonia | 0.0005 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 155 | Philippines | 0.0004 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 156 | Costa Rica | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 157 | Thailand | 0.0003 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Nicaragua | 0.0002 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 159 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 160 | Suriname | 0.0001 t per square kilometre | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 0.0889 t per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.