Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 112.82 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 112.82 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Uruguay peaked at 597.11 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 64.51, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 417.67 | — |
| 1962 | 423.69 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 378.71 | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 381.71 | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 413.36 | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 465.78 | +12.7% |
| 1967 | 364.63 | -21.7% |
| 1968 | 462.56 | +26.9% |
| 1969 | 406.42 | -12.1% |
| 1970 | 597.11 | +46.9% |
| 1971 | 474.12 | -20.6% |
| 1972 | 450.83 | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 323.29 | -28.3% |
| 1974 | 346.83 | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 282.27 | -18.6% |
| 1976 | 253.12 | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 256.14 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 248.19 | -3.1% |
| 1979 | 193.35 | -22.1% |
| 1980 | 213.62 | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 315.98 | +47.9% |
| 1982 | 308.26 | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 274.92 | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 271.26 | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 283.55 | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 325.23 | +14.7% |
| 1987 | 329.46 | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 349.57 | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 356.87 | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 376.41 | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 382.65 | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 391.85 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 387.46 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 397.49 | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 311.54 | -21.6% |
| 1996 | 381.42 | +22.4% |
| 1997 | 355.69 | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 324.45 | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 299.49 | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 298.37 | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 298.8 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 179.71 | -39.9% |
| 2003 | 156.85 | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 154.26 | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 191.91 | +24.4% |
| 2006 | 180.08 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 158.15 | -12.2% |
| 2008 | 173.73 | +9.9% |
| 2009 | 188.88 | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 77.95 | -58.7% |
| 2011 | 70.86 | -9.1% |
| 2012 | 64.51 | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 156.84 | +143.1% |
| 2014 | 136.6 | -12.9% |
| 2015 | 82.39 | -39.7% |
| 2016 | 81.01 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 81.24 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.86 | +21.7% |
| 2019 | 99.32 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 132.9 | +33.8% |
| 2021 | 138.6 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 135.66 | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 125.8 | -7.3% |
| 2024 | 112.82 | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 412.73 | 364.63 | 465.78 | 9 |
| 1970s | 342.52 | 193.35 | 597.11 | 10 |
| 1980s | 302.87 | 213.62 | 356.87 | 10 |
| 1990s | 360.84 | 299.49 | 397.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 198.07 | 154.26 | 298.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.96 | 64.51 | 156.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.16 | 112.82 | 138.6 | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Uruguay?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Uruguay was 112.82 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 597.11 in 1970.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.51 in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 41st out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.