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

Latest (2024)
368.25
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
1st
of 16 countries
All-time high
368.25
in 2024
All-time low
26.95
in 1972
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Melanesia, 1961–2024

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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

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +146.3% 136.03 334.98
2009 +86.1% 47.86 89.08

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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. 1 Cabo Verde 160.56 compare
  2. 1 United Arab Emirates 6.03 million compare
  3. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 196.54 compare
  4. 2 Côte d'Ivoire 155.91 compare
  5. 2 Malaysia 1.55 million compare
  6. 3 Eswatini 870,379 compare
  7. 3 Türkiye 184.71 compare
  8. 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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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 12,100 data points, 1961–2024
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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.