Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Australia
Australia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 129.13 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Australia recorded 129.13 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Australia peaked at 133.18 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 64.74, in 1984.
Australia ranks 37th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 81.26 | — |
| 1962 | 83.04 | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 83.97 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 82.88 | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 82.75 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 84.73 | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 83.06 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 92.54 | +11.4% |
| 1969 | 94.66 | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 105.13 | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 114.93 | +9.3% |
| 1972 | 133.18 | +15.9% |
| 1973 | 99.35 | -25.4% |
| 1974 | 65.1 | -34.5% |
| 1975 | 73.41 | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 81.85 | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 76.49 | -6.5% |
| 1978 | 71.53 | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 68.43 | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 76.39 | +11.6% |
| 1981 | 80.52 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 71.15 | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 73.84 | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 64.74 | -12.3% |
| 1985 | 71.79 | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 80.53 | +12.2% |
| 1987 | 81.35 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 81.62 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 75.68 | -7.3% |
| 1990 | 87.43 | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 93.15 | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 92.87 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 89.6 | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 90.18 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 86.56 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 79.98 | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 78.88 | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 85.81 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 87.51 | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 94.7 | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 99.57 | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 89.69 | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 83.14 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 78.13 | -6.0% |
| 2005 | 82.89 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 87.13 | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 95.2 | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 91.85 | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 88.45 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 77.32 | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 71.95 | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 77.21 | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 91.98 | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 100.35 | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 100.42 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.23 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 93.25 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 102.58 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 101.84 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.61 | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 92.33 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 98.87 | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 117.9 | +19.2% |
| 2024 | 129.13 | +9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 85.43 | 81.26 | 94.66 | 9 |
| 1970s | 88.94 | 65.1 | 133.18 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.76 | 64.74 | 81.62 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.2 | 78.88 | 93.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.08 | 78.13 | 99.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.61 | 71.95 | 102.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 105.97 | 91.61 | 129.13 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Australia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Australia was 129.13 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 133.18 in 1972.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.74 in 1984.
- How does Australia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- Australia ranks 37th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.