Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Western Europe
Western Europe: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita was 71.87 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross per capita in Western Europe, 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 Western Europe stood at 71.87. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 7.6% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Western Europe peaked at 171.97 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 71.87, in 2024.
Western Europe ranks 29th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 116.54 | — |
| 1962 | 110.81 | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 98.22 | -11.4% |
| 1964 | 98.74 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 101.46 | +2.8% |
| 1966 | 107.46 | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 104.06 | -3.2% |
| 1968 | 102.23 | -1.8% |
| 1969 | 98.75 | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 104.81 | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 113.7 | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 113.67 | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 111.31 | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 121.76 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 129.65 | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 143.99 | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 140.76 | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 143.78 | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 154.26 | +7.3% |
| 1980 | 167.43 | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 163.61 | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 169.56 | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 163.09 | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 163.91 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 165.15 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 159.87 | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 160.98 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 151.09 | -6.1% |
| 1989 | 154.46 | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 171.97 | +11.3% |
| 1991 | 162.05 | -5.8% |
| 1992 | 153.07 | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 146.92 | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 144.21 | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 145.89 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 149.38 | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 145.72 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 145.28 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 145.11 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 147.93 | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 146.56 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 140.34 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 139.49 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 140.13 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 138.87 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 134.56 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 130.98 | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 123.25 | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 120.26 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 115.11 | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 113.08 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 109.43 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 104.66 | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 102.42 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 100.78 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 96.8 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 93.8 | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 83.78 | -10.7% |
| 2019 | 85.43 | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 88.36 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 84.27 | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 81.03 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 77.8 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 71.87 | -7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104.25 | 98.22 | 116.54 | 9 |
| 1970s | 127.77 | 104.81 | 154.26 | 10 |
| 1980s | 161.92 | 151.09 | 169.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 150.96 | 144.21 | 171.97 | 10 |
| 2000s | 136.24 | 120.26 | 147.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.53 | 83.78 | 115.11 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.67 | 71.87 | 88.36 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Western Europe?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita in Western Europe was 71.87 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 171.97 in 1990.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.87 in 2024.
- How does Western Europe rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita?
- Western Europe ranks 29th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross per capita rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.