Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Melanesia
Melanesia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 368.25 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Melanesia, 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 Melanesia is 368.25, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 142.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Melanesia peaked at 368.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.95, in 1972.
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 Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39.09 | — |
| 1962 | 34.54 | -11.6% |
| 1963 | 33.5 | -3.0% |
| 1964 | 30.23 | -9.8% |
| 1965 | 28.92 | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 28.52 | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 30.54 | +7.1% |
| 1968 | 30.25 | -0.9% |
| 1969 | 29.46 | -2.6% |
| 1970 | 27.95 | -5.1% |
| 1971 | 35.7 | +27.7% |
| 1972 | 26.95 | -24.5% |
| 1973 | 30.32 | +12.5% |
| 1974 | 33.7 | +11.1% |
| 1975 | 37.16 | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 43.24 | +16.4% |
| 1977 | 50.67 | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 56.61 | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 59.93 | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 50.69 | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 47.3 | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 40.19 | -15.0% |
| 1983 | 32.85 | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 32.48 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 42.15 | +29.8% |
| 1986 | 39.54 | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 38.19 | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 40.08 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 40.8 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 48.54 | +19.0% |
| 1991 | 50.99 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 50.37 | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 74.57 | +48.0% |
| 1994 | 57.95 | -22.3% |
| 1995 | 71.78 | +23.9% |
| 1996 | 60.14 | -16.2% |
| 1997 | 63.15 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 57.67 | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 56.03 | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 60.13 | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 59.31 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 57.54 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 49.7 | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 45.25 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 44.41 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 47.34 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 46.78 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 47.86 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 89.08 | +86.1% |
| 2010 | 70.17 | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 109 | +55.3% |
| 2012 | 146.9 | +34.8% |
| 2013 | 159.16 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 152.11 | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 75.14 | -50.6% |
| 2016 | 72.75 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 73.23 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 94.66 | +29.3% |
| 2019 | 78.85 | -16.7% |
| 2020 | 97.09 | +23.1% |
| 2021 | 104.96 | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 136.03 | +29.6% |
| 2023 | 334.98 | +146.3% |
| 2024 | 368.25 | +9.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +146.3% | 136.03 | 334.98 |
| 2009 | +86.1% | 47.86 | 89.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31.67 | 28.52 | 39.09 | 9 |
| 1970s | 40.22 | 26.95 | 59.93 | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.43 | 32.48 | 50.69 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.12 | 48.54 | 74.57 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.74 | 44.41 | 89.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.2 | 70.17 | 159.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 208.26 | 97.09 | 368.25 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 1 Cabo Verde 160.56 compare
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- 2 Côte d'Ivoire 155.91 compare
- 2 Malaysia 1.55 million compare
- 3 Eswatini 870,379 compare
- 3 Türkiye 184.71 compare
- 4 Fiji 549.45 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Melanesia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Melanesia was 368.25 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 368.25 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.95 in 1972.
- How does Melanesia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Melanesia ranks 1st out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 142.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.