Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Africa
Africa: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 117.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Africa stood at 117.67. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Africa peaked at 117.67 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.05, in 1963.
That places Africa 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 26.44 | — |
| 1962 | 26.27 | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 26.05 | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 27.12 | +4.1% |
| 1965 | 28.73 | +5.9% |
| 1966 | 30.14 | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 30.83 | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 32.99 | +7.0% |
| 1969 | 35.04 | +6.2% |
| 1970 | 34.3 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 34.88 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 36.28 | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 33.51 | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 31.6 | -5.7% |
| 1975 | 33.65 | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 35.61 | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 36.44 | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 37.75 | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 38.79 | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 40.34 | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 41.46 | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 40.66 | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 41.45 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 42.36 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 43.66 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 41.77 | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 44.74 | +7.1% |
| 1988 | 48.56 | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 50.95 | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 51.66 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 52.1 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 53.34 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 52.2 | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 51.99 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 52.92 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 53.78 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 56.94 | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 61.38 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 69.07 | +12.5% |
| 2000 | 69.06 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 71.65 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 73.04 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 74.69 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 77.28 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 80.21 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 83.56 | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 86.74 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 87.05 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 89.01 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 93.03 | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 97.15 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 93.12 | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 96.22 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 97.65 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 100.39 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 101.95 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 100.33 | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 103.01 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 107.84 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 113.42 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 113.97 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 114.35 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 116.06 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 117.67 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.29 | 26.05 | 35.04 | 9 |
| 1970s | 35.28 | 31.6 | 38.79 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.59 | 40.34 | 50.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.54 | 51.66 | 69.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.23 | 69.06 | 89.01 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.07 | 93.03 | 107.84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.09 | 113.42 | 117.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 8 Brunei Darussalam 275.72 compare
- 9 Libya 265.6 compare
- 10 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 101.06 compare
- 10 India 220.93 compare
- 11 Chad 197.99 compare
- 11 Polynesia 100.38 compare
- 12 Trinidad and Tobago 197.63 compare
- 12 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 100 compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 99.47 compare
- 13 Guinea 195.45 compare
- 14 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 82.21 compare
- 14 Mozambique 174.09 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Africa?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Africa was 117.67 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 117.67 in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.05 in 1963.
- How does Africa rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- Africa ranks 11th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa 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 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.