Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Central America
Central America: Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) was 2.40 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Central America recorded 2.40 million An for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America peaked at 3.45 million An in 1986 and was at its lowest, 923,290 An, in 1961.
Central America ranks 22nd of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Central America, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 923,290 An | — |
| 1962 | 953,134 An | +3.2% |
| 1963 | 996,640 An | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 1.06 million An | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 1.01 million An | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 1.05 million An | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 1.08 million An | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 1.10 million An | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 1.32 million An | +19.6% |
| 1970 | 1.60 million An | +21.8% |
| 1971 | 1.55 million An | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 2.45 million An | +58.0% |
| 1973 | 2.45 million An | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 2.45 million An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 2.46 million An | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.46 million An | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 2.48 million An | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 2.52 million An | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 2.60 million An | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 2.74 million An | +5.4% |
| 1981 | 2.94 million An | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 3.04 million An | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 2.91 million An | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 2.80 million An | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 3.20 million An | +14.3% |
| 1986 | 3.45 million An | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 3.16 million An | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 2.85 million An | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 2.89 million An | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.83 million An | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 2.76 million An | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 2.77 million An | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 2.85 million An | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 2.63 million An | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 2.57 million An | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.48 million An | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 2.24 million An | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 2.54 million An | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 2.43 million An | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 2.56 million An | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 2.53 million An | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.70 million An | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 2.64 million An | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.60 million An | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 2.52 million An | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 2.54 million An | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 2.61 million An | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 2.61 million An | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.59 million An | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 2.64 million An | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 2.57 million An | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 2.44 million An | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 2.32 million An | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 2.37 million An | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 2.41 million An | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 2.37 million An | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million An | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2.23 million An | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 2.25 million An | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 2.27 million An | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.29 million An | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.33 million An | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.42 million An | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 2.40 million An | -0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Central America changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +58.0% | 1.55 million An | 2.45 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.05 million An | 923,290 An | 1.32 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.30 million An | 1.55 million An | 2.60 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.00 million An | 2.74 million An | 3.45 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.61 million An | 2.24 million An | 2.85 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.59 million An | 2.52 million An | 2.70 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 million An | 2.23 million An | 2.64 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.34 million An | 2.27 million An | 2.42 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 19 Kenya 6.77 million An compare
- 20 Türkiye 5.12 million An compare
- 20 Turkey 5.12 million An compare
- 22 Mongolia 4.66 million An compare
- 23 United Republic of Tanzania 4.48 million An compare
- 24 Afghanistan 3.66 million An compare
- 24 Afghanistan 3.66 million An compare
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- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -10.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -5.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America?
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America was 2.40 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.45 million An in 1986.
- What is the lowest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 923,290 An in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Central America ranks 22nd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.