Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in World

World: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 11.53 million t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
11.53 million t
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
1st
of 29 groups
All-time high
11.53 million t
in 2023
All-time low
4.93 million t
in 1961
Years of data
63
1961–2023

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

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

Analysis

World recorded 11.53 million t for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in World peaked at 11.53 million t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.93 million t, in 1961.

That places World 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in World, 1961 to 2023.
Year t Change
1961 4.93 million t
1962 5.04 million t +2.2%
1963 5.04 million t -0.0%
1964 5.02 million t -0.4%
1965 5.04 million t +0.5%
1966 5.11 million t +1.4%
1967 5.27 million t +3.1%
1968 5.43 million t +3.0%
1969 5.37 million t -1.0%
1970 5.54 million t +3.0%
1971 5.63 million t +1.8%
1972 5.66 million t +0.5%
1973 5.40 million t -4.6%
1974 5.14 million t -4.8%
1975 5.31 million t +3.2%
1976 5.31 million t +0.1%
1977 5.33 million t +0.4%
1978 5.41 million t +1.5%
1979 5.38 million t -0.6%
1980 5.64 million t +4.9%
1981 5.86 million t +3.9%
1982 5.89 million t +0.4%
1983 6.08 million t +3.3%
1984 6.11 million t +0.4%
1985 6.22 million t +1.9%
1986 6.23 million t +0.0%
1987 6.36 million t +2.1%
1988 6.66 million t +4.7%
1989 6.84 million t +2.8%
1990 7.04 million t +2.9%
1991 6.94 million t -1.5%
1992 6.93 million t -0.1%
1993 6.94 million t +0.0%
1994 7.04 million t +1.4%
1995 6.99 million t -0.6%
1996 6.84 million t -2.2%
1997 7.01 million t +2.5%
1998 7.25 million t +3.5%
1999 7.31 million t +0.8%
2000 7.48 million t +2.3%
2001 7.67 million t +2.6%
2002 7.55 million t -1.5%
2003 7.69 million t +1.9%
2004 7.83 million t +1.8%
2005 8.07 million t +3.0%
2006 8.27 million t +2.5%
2007 8.59 million t +3.9%
2008 8.54 million t -0.5%
2009 8.56 million t +0.1%
2010 8.62 million t +0.8%
2011 8.73 million t +1.2%
2012 8.77 million t +0.4%
2013 9.08 million t +3.6%
2014 9.36 million t +3.1%
2015 9.66 million t +3.1%
2016 9.86 million t +2.1%
2017 9.89 million t +0.3%
2018 10.00 million t +1.1%
2019 10.22 million t +2.2%
2020 10.54 million t +3.2%
2021 10.78 million t +2.2%
2022 11.16 million t +3.5%
2023 11.53 million t +3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 5.14 million t 4.93 million t 5.43 million t 9
1970s 5.41 million t 5.14 million t 5.66 million t 10
1980s 6.19 million t 5.64 million t 6.84 million t 10
1990s 7.03 million t 6.84 million t 7.31 million t 10
2000s 8.03 million t 7.48 million t 8.59 million t 10
2010s 9.42 million t 8.62 million t 10.22 million t 10
2020s 11.01 million t 10.54 million t 11.53 million t 4

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 2.81 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 2.81 million t compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 569,066 t compare
  4. 3 Australia and New Zealand 1.29 million t compare
  5. 4 India 1.14 million t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in World?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in World was 11.53 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 World?
The highest recorded value was 11.53 million t in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 4.93 million t in 1961.
How does World rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
World ranks 1st out of 29 groups with data for 2023.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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