Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Egypt
Egypt: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 75.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 75.7 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Egypt peaked at 118.31 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29.75, in 1961.
Egypt ranks 145th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 29.75 | — |
| 1962 | 30.3 | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 32.95 | +8.7% |
| 1964 | 32.63 | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 35.72 | +9.5% |
| 1966 | 38.19 | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 41.28 | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 38.56 | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 39.94 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 41.32 | +3.5% |
| 1971 | 39.94 | -3.3% |
| 1972 | 39.94 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 38.56 | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 38.56 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 35.28 | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 37.19 | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 34.43 | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 33.05 | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 31.68 | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 30.3 | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 39.94 | +31.8% |
| 1982 | 50.96 | +27.6% |
| 1983 | 64.16 | +25.9% |
| 1984 | 71.62 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 73.86 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 75.56 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 78.96 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 84.04 | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 73.93 | -12.0% |
| 1990 | 72.06 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 63.35 | -12.1% |
| 1992 | 89.52 | +41.3% |
| 1993 | 92.27 | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 89.12 | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 91.23 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 94.52 | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 93.01 | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 96.39 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 89.54 | -7.1% |
| 2000 | 84.73 | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 96.11 | +13.4% |
| 2002 | 110.51 | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 108.61 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 110.18 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 114.06 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 116.9 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 118.31 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 116.5 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 114.56 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 101.26 | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 99.08 | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 100.45 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 102.41 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 101.39 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.84 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 99.77 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 79.32 | -20.5% |
| 2018 | 66.4 | -16.3% |
| 2019 | 53.48 | -19.5% |
| 2020 | 70.29 | +31.4% |
| 2021 | 70.44 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 82.63 | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 75.75 | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 75.7 | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.48 | 29.75 | 41.28 | 9 |
| 1970s | 36.99 | 31.68 | 41.32 | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.33 | 30.3 | 84.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.1 | 63.35 | 96.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.05 | 84.73 | 118.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.24 | 53.48 | 102.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.96 | 70.29 | 82.63 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Egypt?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Egypt was 75.7 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 118.31 in 2007.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.75 in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- Egypt ranks 145th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.