Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 1.72 million t in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 1.72 million t for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.72 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 324,090 t, in 1961.
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 324,090 t | — |
| 1962 | 332,678 t | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 342,655 t | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 352,502 t | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 361,819 t | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 371,267 t | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 385,365 t | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 400,573 t | +3.9% |
| 1969 | 401,699 t | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 405,686 t | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 403,178 t | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 387,569 t | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 394,265 t | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 396,977 t | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 427,047 t | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 464,899 t | +8.9% |
| 1977 | 500,902 t | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 517,457 t | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 536,970 t | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 562,300 t | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 580,673 t | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 562,525 t | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 553,922 t | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 545,606 t | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 546,740 t | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 530,281 t | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 542,613 t | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 573,244 t | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 603,168 t | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 618,236 t | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 610,961 t | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 752,544 t | +23.2% |
| 1993 | 710,591 t | -5.6% |
| 1994 | 752,590 t | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 767,158 t | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 793,470 t | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 820,210 t | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 921,312 t | +12.3% |
| 1999 | 997,979 t | +8.3% |
| 2000 | 995,857 t | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.00 million t | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 930,176 t | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 986,509 t | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million t | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.08 million t | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.12 million t | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 1.15 million t | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.18 million t | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.21 million t | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.30 million t | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 1.37 million t | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 1.34 million t | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.37 million t | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.43 million t | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.46 million t | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million t | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.49 million t | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.50 million t | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.56 million t | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.66 million t | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 1.67 million t | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.67 million t | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.72 million t | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 363,628 t | 324,090 t | 401,699 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 443,495 t | 387,569 t | 536,970 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 560,107 t | 530,281 t | 603,168 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 774,505 t | 610,961 t | 997,979 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million t | 930,176 t | 1.21 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.43 million t | 1.30 million t | 1.56 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 million t | 1.66 million t | 1.72 million t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- 3 Türkiye 569,066 t compare
- 3 Australia and New Zealand 1.29 million t compare
- 4 India 1.14 million t compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 237,479 t compare
- 5 USSR 885,000 t compare
- 6 Australia 849,249 t compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 197,798 t compare
- 7 New Zealand 442,115 t compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 34,140 t compare
- 8 Algeria 360,039 t compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 32,826 t compare
- 9 Sudan (former) 330,000 t compare
More climate change data for Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 4.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 695,675 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 220,340 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 475,335 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 831.47 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 16,976 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 79,460 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 40,176 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 39,284 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 151.61 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1.72 million 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million t in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 324,090 t in 1961.
- How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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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.