Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 79.3 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in European Union (27), 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 European Union (27) is 79.3, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in European Union (27) peaked at 184.32 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 79.3, in 2024.
European Union (27) ranks 27th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 122.73 | — |
| 1962 | 126.27 | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 119.62 | -5.3% |
| 1964 | 123.62 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 124.39 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 127.69 | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 129.34 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 125.66 | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 127.27 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 131.82 | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 133.9 | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 132.61 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 135.22 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 141.89 | +4.9% |
| 1975 | 139.75 | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 142.31 | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 142.77 | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 142.8 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 145.08 | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 159.19 | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 156.47 | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 161.32 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 163.52 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 167.61 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 171.17 | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 167.54 | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 170.56 | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 165.74 | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 170.5 | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 184.32 | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 150.69 | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 145.93 | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 164.66 | +12.8% |
| 1994 | 157.07 | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 155.83 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 155.39 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 151.16 | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 160.95 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 159.84 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 160.66 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 151.56 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 147.55 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 146.8 | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 147.85 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 143.47 | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 139.3 | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 136 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 122.11 | -10.2% |
| 2009 | 116.42 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 114.01 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 113.55 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 112.43 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 108.04 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 99.26 | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 100.33 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 100.4 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.21 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 93.72 | -5.5% |
| 2019 | 94.62 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 92.47 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 93.24 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 91.95 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 85.81 | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 79.3 | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 125.18 | 119.62 | 129.34 | 9 |
| 1970s | 138.81 | 131.82 | 145.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 165.36 | 156.47 | 171.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 158.58 | 145.93 | 184.32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 141.17 | 116.42 | 160.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.56 | 93.72 | 114.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.55 | 79.3 | 93.24 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in European Union (27)?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in European Union (27) was 79.3 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 184.32 in 1990.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3 in 2024.
- How does European Union (27) rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- European Union (27) ranks 27th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.