Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Central America
Central America: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 107.37 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Central America stood at 107.37.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Central America peaked at 126.77 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 34.04, in 1991.
That places Central America 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Central America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 126.77 | — |
| 1962 | 118.78 | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 116.7 | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 112.97 | -3.2% |
| 1965 | 122.54 | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 106.29 | -13.3% |
| 1967 | 106.07 | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 100.05 | -5.7% |
| 1969 | 103.69 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 89.54 | -13.6% |
| 1971 | 87.94 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 81.15 | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 82.6 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 73.13 | -11.5% |
| 1975 | 64.88 | -11.3% |
| 1976 | 77.56 | +19.5% |
| 1977 | 76.27 | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 77.11 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 71.44 | -7.4% |
| 1980 | 68.91 | -3.5% |
| 1981 | 66.31 | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 54.72 | -17.5% |
| 1983 | 55.75 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 49.25 | -11.7% |
| 1985 | 59.02 | +19.8% |
| 1986 | 65.45 | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 61.52 | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 56.75 | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 52.69 | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 48.01 | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 34.04 | -29.1% |
| 1992 | 35.52 | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 45.15 | +27.1% |
| 1994 | 48.86 | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 62.45 | +27.8% |
| 1996 | 56.46 | -9.6% |
| 1997 | 51.73 | -8.4% |
| 1998 | 51.72 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.8 | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 51.37 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 60.33 | +17.4% |
| 2002 | 57.44 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 79.46 | +38.3% |
| 2004 | 83.78 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 87.65 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 87.47 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 87.25 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 92.88 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 96.54 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 97.81 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 100.62 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 101.89 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 100.07 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 99.54 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 99.24 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 101.22 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 102.11 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 102.93 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 103.69 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 104.04 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 105.09 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 106.31 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 107.1 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 107.37 | +0.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +38.3% | 57.44 | 79.46 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 112.65 | 100.05 | 126.77 | 9 |
| 1970s | 78.16 | 64.88 | 89.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.04 | 49.25 | 68.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.37 | 34.04 | 62.45 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.42 | 51.37 | 96.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.91 | 97.81 | 103.69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.98 | 104.04 | 107.37 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 5 Benin 354.63 compare
- 6 Gambia 273.88 compare
- 7 Belize 252.53 compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 110.23 compare
- 8 Brunei Darussalam 251.47 compare
- 8 Syrian Arab Republic 108.1 compare
- 9 Libya 233.66 compare
- 9 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 10 India 202.36 compare
- 11 Trinidad and Tobago 187.25 compare
- 11 Polynesia 98.13 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Central America?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Central America was 107.37 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 126.77 in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.04 in 1991.
- How does Central America rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Central America ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAO indices of agricultural production show the relative level of the aggregate volume of agricultural production for each year in comparison with the base period 2014-2016. Indices for meat production are computed based on data on production from indigenous animals.