Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Uruguay

Uruguay: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 22,285 t in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
22,285 t
Change on year
down 7.4%
World rank
60th
of 179 countries
All-time high
87,208 t
in 1970
All-time low
14,326 t
in 2016
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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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

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Uruguay, 1961 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 57 Burkina Faso 23,972 t compare
  2. 58 Norway 22,370 t compare
  3. 59 Jordan 22,329 t compare
  4. 61 Serbia and Montenegro 21,205 t compare
  5. 62 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 18,000 t compare
  6. 63 Niger 17,829 t compare

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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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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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