Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in India
India: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 202.36 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in India, 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 India stood at 202.36. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 120.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in India peaked at 202.36 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.06, in 2003.
India ranks 10th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 62.28 | — |
| 1962 | 70.37 | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 69.32 | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 68.85 | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 67.87 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 66.55 | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 65.19 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 63.64 | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 61.29 | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 59.44 | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 56.19 | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 52.58 | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 51.88 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 51.15 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 50.63 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 49.67 | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 48.72 | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 49.15 | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 49.57 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 50.86 | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 51.27 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 59.81 | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 56.58 | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 53.82 | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 51.53 | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 49.66 | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 47.87 | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 47.79 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 47.7 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 47.52 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 48.04 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 47.94 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 48.18 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 48.26 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 48.54 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 48.69 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 49.16 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 48.69 | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 48.29 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 47.9 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 47.51 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 47.15 | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 47.06 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 47.95 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 48.83 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 49.91 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 50.98 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 56.5 | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 58.66 | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 67.07 | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 71.42 | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 75.41 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 85.8 | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 91.62 | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 100.4 | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 107.98 | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 115.48 | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 112.08 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 125.84 | +12.3% |
| 2020 | 143.09 | +13.7% |
| 2021 | 154.27 | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 163.63 | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 180.37 | +10.2% |
| 2024 | 202.36 | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 66.15 | 61.29 | 70.37 | 9 |
| 1970s | 51.9 | 48.72 | 59.44 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.69 | 47.7 | 59.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.33 | 47.52 | 49.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.24 | 47.06 | 58.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.31 | 67.07 | 125.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 168.74 | 143.09 | 202.36 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in India?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in India was 202.36 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 202.36 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.06 in 2003.
- How does India rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- India ranks 10th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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.