Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Uruguay
Uruguay: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 22,285 t in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Uruguay is 22,285 t, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.4% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Uruguay peaked at 87,208 t in 1970 and was at its lowest, 14,326 t, in 2016.
That places Uruguay 60th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 56,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 57,500 t | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 52,000 t | -9.6% |
| 1964 | 53,000 t | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 58,000 t | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 66,000 t | +13.8% |
| 1967 | 52,138 t | -21.0% |
| 1968 | 66,680 t | +27.9% |
| 1969 | 59,000 t | -11.5% |
| 1970 | 87,208 t | +47.8% |
| 1971 | 69,633 t | -20.2% |
| 1972 | 66,571 t | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 48,000 t | -27.9% |
| 1974 | 51,800 t | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 42,430 t | -18.1% |
| 1976 | 38,300 t | -9.7% |
| 1977 | 39,000 t | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 38,000 t | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 29,748 t | -21.7% |
| 1980 | 33,000 t | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 49,000 t | +48.5% |
| 1982 | 48,000 t | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 43,000 t | -10.4% |
| 1984 | 42,622 t | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 44,770 t | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 51,620 t | +15.3% |
| 1987 | 52,584 t | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 56,125 t | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 57,638 t | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 61,152 t | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 62,525 t | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 64,385 t | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 64,000 t | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 66,000 t | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 52,000 t | -21.2% |
| 1996 | 64,000 t | +23.1% |
| 1997 | 60,000 t | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 55,000 t | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 51,000 t | -7.3% |
| 2000 | 51,000 t | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 51,200 t | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 30,837 t | -39.8% |
| 2003 | 26,934 t | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 26,504 t | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 33,000 t | +24.5% |
| 2006 | 31,000 t | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 27,272 t | -12.0% |
| 2008 | 30,022 t | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 32,718 t | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 20,563 t | -37.2% |
| 2011 | 20,337 t | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 19,300 t | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 27,458 t | +42.3% |
| 2014 | 23,994 t | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 14,522 t | -39.5% |
| 2016 | 14,326 t | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 14,406 t | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 17,562 t | +21.9% |
| 2019 | 17,658 t | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 23,639 t | +33.9% |
| 2021 | 24,637 t | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 24,074 t | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 22,285 t | -7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57,813 t | 52,000 t | 66,680 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 51,069 t | 29,748 t | 87,208 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 47,836 t | 33,000 t | 57,638 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 60,006 t | 51,000 t | 66,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,049 t | 26,504 t | 51,200 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,012 t | 14,326 t | 27,458 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 23,659 t | 22,285 t | 24,637 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 57 Burkina Faso 23,972 t compare
- 58 Norway 22,370 t compare
- 59 Jordan 22,329 t compare
- 61 Serbia and Montenegro 21,205 t compare
- 62 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 18,000 t compare
- 63 Niger 17,829 t compare
More climate change data for Uruguay
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 30,988 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 6,806 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 24,182 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 25.68 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 863.65 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,857 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,098 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 1,759 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 7.92 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 62.82 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Uruguay?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Uruguay was 22,285 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 87,208 t in 1970.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,326 t in 2016.
- How does Uruguay rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
- Uruguay ranks 60th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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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.