Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 100,793 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
100,793 t
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
26th
of 179 countries
All-time high
144,000 t
in 1999
All-time low
61,000 t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Afghanistan, 1961–2023

050.0k100.0k150.0k196119922023

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Afghanistan stood at 100,793 t.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Afghanistan peaked at 144,000 t in 1999 and was at its lowest, 61,000 t, in 1961.

Afghanistan ranks 26th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Afghanistan, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Afghanistan, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 61,000 t
1962 61,000 t +0.0%
1963 65,000 t +6.6%
1964 70,000 t +7.7%
1965 73,000 t +4.3%
1966 75,000 t +2.7%
1967 80,000 t +6.7%
1968 91,000 t +13.8%
1969 86,000 t -5.5%
1970 88,000 t +2.3%
1971 87,000 t -1.1%
1972 75,000 t -13.8%
1973 82,000 t +9.3%
1974 89,000 t +8.5%
1975 94,000 t +5.6%
1976 117,000 t +24.5%
1977 124,000 t +6.0%
1978 128,000 t +3.2%
1979 124,000 t -3.1%
1980 128,000 t +3.2%
1981 133,000 t +3.9%
1982 134,000 t +0.8%
1983 125,000 t -6.7%
1984 115,000 t -8.0%
1985 105,000 t -8.7%
1986 95,000 t -9.5%
1987 100,000 t +5.3%
1988 105,000 t +5.0%
1989 110,000 t +4.8%
1990 114,992 t +4.5%
1991 115,200 t +0.2%
1992 108,800 t -5.6%
1993 105,600 t -2.9%
1994 105,600 t +0.0%
1995 102,400 t -3.0%
1996 113,600 t +10.9%
1997 123,200 t +8.5%
1998 131,200 t +6.5%
1999 144,000 t +9.8%
2000 121,600 t -15.6%
2001 113,600 t -6.6%
2002 72,000 t -36.6%
2003 73,600 t +2.2%
2004 81,600 t +10.9%
2005 88,000 t +7.8%
2006 75,200 t -14.5%
2007 65,760 t -12.6%
2008 86,880 t +32.1%
2009 99,680 t +14.7%
2010 113,000 t +13.4%
2011 115,000 t +1.8%
2012 111,000 t -3.5%
2013 106,000 t -4.5%
2014 109,407 t +3.2%
2015 107,400 t -1.8%
2016 107,668 t +0.2%
2017 112,541 t +4.5%
2018 110,000 t -2.3%
2019 110,888 t +0.8%
2020 110,000 t -0.8%
2021 105,000 t -4.5%
2022 102,000 t -2.9%
2023 100,793 t -1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 73,556 t 61,000 t 91,000 t 9
1970s 100,800 t 75,000 t 128,000 t 10
1980s 115,000 t 95,000 t 134,000 t 10
1990s 116,459 t 102,400 t 144,000 t 10
2000s 87,792 t 65,760 t 121,600 t 10
2010s 110,290 t 106,000 t 115,000 t 10
2020s 104,448 t 100,793 t 110,000 t 4

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 23 Ethiopia 122,983 t compare
  2. 24 Brazil 109,974 t compare
  3. 25 Spain 104,660 t compare
  4. 27 Azerbaijan 88,946 t compare
  5. 28 Ethiopia PDR 81,600 t compare
  6. 29 Cabo Verde 87.58 t compare
  7. 29 Kyrgyzstan 76,200 t compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Afghanistan?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Afghanistan was 100,793 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 144,000 t in 1999.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 61,000 t in 1961.
How does Afghanistan rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
Afghanistan ranks 26th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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