Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Europe
Europe: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 86.66 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Europe, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
Europe recorded 86.66 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 5.9% on the previous year and down 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Europe peaked at 213.58 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 86.66, in 2024.
Europe ranks 25th 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 Production Index in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 162.03 | — |
| 1962 | 168.97 | +4.3% |
| 1963 | 170.33 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 167.61 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 163.76 | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 160.98 | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 170.65 | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 168.95 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 161.07 | -4.7% |
| 1970 | 167.6 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 166.88 | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 161.04 | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 166.8 | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 173.2 | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 174.63 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 166.56 | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 166.82 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 170.06 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 167.96 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 176.51 | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 173.67 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 174.37 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 179.33 | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 183.66 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 184.62 | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 187.58 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 190.44 | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 200.66 | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 207.17 | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 213.58 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 190.54 | -10.8% |
| 1992 | 136.71 | -28.3% |
| 1993 | 148.36 | +8.5% |
| 1994 | 145.18 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 139.04 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 133.49 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 125.4 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 130.21 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 127.58 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 126.6 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 111.53 | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 113.23 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 113.1 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 116.26 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 116.7 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 115.19 | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 114.68 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 109.17 | -4.8% |
| 2009 | 106 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 102.75 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 104.61 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 101.86 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 101.69 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.02 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 100.29 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 100.68 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 101.12 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 98.43 | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 99.51 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 96.83 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 95.84 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 95.63 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 92.1 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 86.66 | -5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 166.04 | 160.98 | 170.65 | 9 |
| 1970s | 168.16 | 161.04 | 174.63 | 10 |
| 1980s | 185.8 | 173.67 | 207.17 | 10 |
| 1990s | 149.01 | 125.4 | 213.58 | 10 |
| 2000s | 114.25 | 106 | 126.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 101 | 98.43 | 104.61 | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.41 | 86.66 | 96.83 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Europe?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Europe was 86.66 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 213.58 in 1990.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.66 in 2024.
- How does Europe rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- Europe ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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 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.