Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Europe
Europe: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 86.56 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Europe is 86.56, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Europe peaked at 219.58 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 86.56, in 2024.
That places Europe 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 196.91 | — |
| 1962 | 203.38 | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 203.12 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 198.11 | -2.5% |
| 1965 | 191.96 | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 187.24 | -2.5% |
| 1967 | 197.04 | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 193.73 | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 183.42 | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 189.74 | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 187.8 | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 179.99 | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 185.25 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 191.24 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 191.82 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 182.05 | -5.1% |
| 1977 | 181.43 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 184.07 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 180.93 | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 189.18 | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 185.27 | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 185.26 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 189.78 | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 193.58 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 193.83 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 196.1 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 198.23 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 207.94 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 213.78 | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 219.58 | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 195.27 | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 139.89 | -28.4% |
| 1993 | 151.74 | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 148.31 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 141.95 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 136.29 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 128.03 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 133.02 | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 130.42 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 129.4 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 113.99 | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 115.59 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 115.26 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 118.35 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 118.66 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 117.03 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 116.31 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 110.47 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 107.07 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 103.61 | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 105.31 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 102.4 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 102.09 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.25 | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 100.3 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 100.45 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 100.7 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.87 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 98.81 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.16 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 95.28 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 95.28 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 91.93 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 86.56 | -5.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -28.4% | 195.27 | 139.89 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 194.99 | 183.42 | 203.38 | 9 |
| 1970s | 185.43 | 179.99 | 191.82 | 10 |
| 1980s | 195.3 | 185.26 | 213.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 152.45 | 128.03 | 219.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 116.21 | 107.07 | 129.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.08 | 97.87 | 105.31 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.04 | 86.56 | 96.16 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Europe?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Europe was 86.56 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 219.58 in 1990.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.56 in 2024.
- How does Europe rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Europe ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. 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 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.