Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Western Asia
Western Asia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 129.64 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Western Asia recorded 129.64 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Western Asia peaked at 192.36 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 54.08, in 1993.
That places Western Asia 4th out of 29 groups 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 192.36 | — |
| 1962 | 182.83 | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 180.63 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 172.77 | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 173.14 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 171.37 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 168.86 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 157.85 | -6.5% |
| 1969 | 168.14 | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 168.37 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 169 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 156.61 | -7.3% |
| 1973 | 156.86 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 152.22 | -3.0% |
| 1975 | 164 | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 152.45 | -7.0% |
| 1977 | 157.18 | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 159.04 | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 124.52 | -21.7% |
| 1980 | 124.23 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 135.33 | +8.9% |
| 1982 | 135.02 | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 135.82 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 134.53 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 129.62 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 131.56 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 130.42 | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 129.26 | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 127.25 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 125.5 | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 77.13 | -38.5% |
| 1992 | 67.74 | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 54.08 | -20.2% |
| 1994 | 70.92 | +31.1% |
| 1995 | 76.03 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 71.81 | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 79.34 | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 91.44 | +15.3% |
| 1999 | 89.68 | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 87.72 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 111.32 | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 93.2 | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 97.03 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 94.27 | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 97.6 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 97.15 | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 101.35 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 95.84 | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 98.07 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 91.91 | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 98.72 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 102.91 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 102.47 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 102.06 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.23 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 99.71 | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 98.44 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 103.07 | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 109.22 | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 125.42 | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 127.6 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 134.41 | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 151.65 | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 129.64 | -14.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -38.5% | 125.5 | 77.13 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 174.22 | 157.85 | 192.36 | 9 |
| 1970s | 156.03 | 124.52 | 169 | 10 |
| 1980s | 131.3 | 124.23 | 135.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.37 | 54.08 | 125.5 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.35 | 87.72 | 111.32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.67 | 91.91 | 109.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 133.74 | 125.42 | 151.65 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Cabo Verde 160.56 compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 6.03 million compare
- 1 Melanesia 368.25 compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 196.54 compare
- 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
- 5 Benin 354.63 compare
- 6 Gambia 273.88 compare
- 7 Belize 252.53 compare
- 7 United Republic of Tanzania 110.23 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Western Asia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Western Asia was 129.64 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 192.36 in 1961.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.08 in 1993.
- How does Western Asia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Western Asia ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.