Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 80.43 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in European Union (27), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 80.43 for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in European Union (27) peaked at 174.38 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 80.43, in 2024.
That places European Union (27) 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 European Union (27), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 99.2 | — |
| 1962 | 102.91 | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 98.3 | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 102.43 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 103.92 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 107.51 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 109.69 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 107.33 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 109.51 | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 114.14 | +4.2% |
| 1971 | 116.67 | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 116.41 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 119.53 | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 126.2 | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 124.94 | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 127.84 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 128.89 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 129.52 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 132.21 | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 145.84 | +10.3% |
| 1981 | 144.02 | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 149 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 151.46 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 155.63 | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 159.35 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 156.41 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 159.68 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 155.67 | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 160.73 | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 174.38 | +8.5% |
| 1991 | 143.05 | -18.0% |
| 1992 | 139.01 | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 157.3 | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 150.44 | -4.4% |
| 1995 | 149.48 | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 149.17 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 145.27 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 154.68 | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 153.68 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 154.76 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 146.31 | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 142.88 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 142.68 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 144.23 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 140.44 | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 136.71 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 133.87 | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 120.63 | -9.9% |
| 2009 | 115.31 | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 113.16 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 112.91 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 111.94 | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 107.67 | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 99.05 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 100.33 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 100.62 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.6 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.26 | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 95.35 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 93.27 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 94.04 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 93.02 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 87.11 | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 80.43 | -7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 104.53 | 98.3 | 109.69 | 9 |
| 1970s | 123.63 | 114.14 | 132.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 153.78 | 144.02 | 160.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 151.65 | 139.01 | 174.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 137.78 | 115.31 | 154.76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 103.49 | 94.26 | 113.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.57 | 80.43 | 94.04 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in European Union (27)?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in European Union (27) was 80.43 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 174.38 in 1990.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.43 in 2024.
- How does European Union (27) rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- European Union (27) ranks 28th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.