Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Europe

Europe: Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 6.49 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
6.49 million An
Change on year
down 12.6%
Rank
15th
of 29 groups
All-time high
13.84 million An
in 1990
All-time low
6.49 million An
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Europe, 1961–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

In 2024, meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Europe stood at 6.49 million An. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Europe peaked at 13.84 million An in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.49 million An, in 2024.

Europe ranks 15th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Europe, year by year

Annual values for Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 12.52 million An
1962 12.34 million An -1.5%
1963 12.38 million An +0.3%
1964 11.59 million An -6.3%
1965 11.28 million An -2.7%
1966 10.64 million An -5.6%
1967 10.85 million An +2.0%
1968 11.07 million An +2.1%
1969 11.50 million An +3.8%
1970 11.02 million An -4.2%
1971 10.83 million An -1.7%
1972 10.58 million An -2.3%
1973 10.53 million An -0.5%
1974 10.94 million An +3.9%
1975 11.15 million An +2.0%
1976 11.07 million An -0.7%
1977 11.43 million An +3.2%
1978 11.83 million An +3.5%
1979 10.55 million An -10.8%
1980 11.00 million An +4.3%
1981 11.15 million An +1.4%
1982 11.14 million An -0.1%
1983 11.13 million An -0.1%
1984 12.22 million An +9.8%
1985 12.07 million An -1.2%
1986 11.54 million An -4.4%
1987 12.76 million An +10.6%
1988 12.48 million An -2.2%
1989 11.94 million An -4.3%
1990 13.84 million An +16.0%
1991 12.19 million An -11.9%
1992 12.35 million An +1.3%
1993 12.94 million An +4.7%
1994 13.22 million An +2.2%
1995 13.01 million An -1.5%
1996 13.24 million An +1.8%
1997 12.95 million An -2.2%
1998 12.98 million An +0.2%
1999 12.88 million An -0.8%
2000 13.33 million An +3.5%
2001 13.11 million An -1.7%
2002 13.41 million An +2.3%
2003 13.31 million An -0.8%
2004 13.28 million An -0.2%
2005 12.87 million An -3.1%
2006 12.54 million An -2.6%
2007 12.79 million An +2.0%
2008 12.03 million An -5.9%
2009 12.11 million An +0.7%
2010 12.46 million An +2.8%
2011 12.16 million An -2.4%
2012 11.74 million An -3.4%
2013 11.37 million An -3.2%
2014 9.30 million An -18.2%
2015 8.81 million An -5.3%
2016 8.93 million An +1.4%
2017 8.48 million An -5.1%
2018 8.46 million An -0.2%
2019 8.44 million An -0.3%
2020 8.00 million An -5.2%
2021 7.94 million An -0.7%
2022 7.67 million An -3.3%
2023 7.42 million An -3.3%
2024 6.49 million An -12.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.57 million An 10.64 million An 12.52 million An 9
1970s 10.99 million An 10.53 million An 11.83 million An 10
1980s 11.74 million An 11.00 million An 12.76 million An 10
1990s 12.96 million An 12.19 million An 13.84 million An 10
2000s 12.88 million An 12.03 million An 13.41 million An 10
2010s 10.01 million An 8.44 million An 12.46 million An 10
2020s 7.50 million An 6.49 million An 8.00 million An 5

Countries ranked near Europe

  1. 12 Malawi 8.19 million An compare
  2. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 496,615 An compare
  3. 13 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 430,126 An compare
  4. 13 Ethiopia PDR 7.95 million An compare
  5. 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 241,590 An compare
  6. 14 Nepal 7.69 million An compare
  7. 15 Indonesia 6.88 million An compare
  8. 15 Timor-Leste 37,836 An compare
  9. 16 Kenya 6.77 million An compare
  10. 16 Melanesia 20,654 An compare
  11. 17 Mongolia 4.66 million An compare
  12. 17 Polynesia 6,910 An compare
  13. 18 Afghanistan 3.66 million An compare
  14. 18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 1,210 An compare
  15. 18 Micronesia 1,210 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Europe?
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Europe was 6.49 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 Europe?
The highest recorded value was 13.84 million An in 1990.
What is the lowest meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 6.49 million An in 2024.
How does Europe rank for meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Europe ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of goat, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Europe?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe 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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Indicator
Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
221 places, 12,594 data points, 1961–2024
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