Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Melanesia

Melanesia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 442.06 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
442.06
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
1st
of 16 countries
All-time high
442.06
in 2024
All-time low
8.13
in 1965
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Melanesia, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Analysis

In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Melanesia stood at 442.06. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 195.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Melanesia peaked at 442.06 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.13, in 1965.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100) in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1961 9.99
1962 9.05 -9.4%
1963 8.99 -0.7%
1964 8.31 -7.6%
1965 8.13 -2.2%
1966 8.21 +1.0%
1967 9 +9.6%
1968 9.12 +1.3%
1969 9.09 -0.3%
1970 8.84 -2.8%
1971 11.56 +30.8%
1972 8.93 -22.8%
1973 10.29 +15.2%
1974 11.7 +13.7%
1975 13.2 +12.8%
1976 15.7 +18.9%
1977 18.81 +19.8%
1978 21.49 +14.2%
1979 23.26 +8.2%
1980 20.1 -13.6%
1981 19.17 -4.6%
1982 16.65 -13.1%
1983 13.91 -16.5%
1984 14.07 +1.2%
1985 18.67 +32.7%
1986 17.9 -4.1%
1987 17.66 -1.3%
1988 18.92 +7.1%
1989 19.68 +4.0%
1990 23.98 +21.8%
1991 25.89 +8.0%
1992 26.37 +1.9%
1993 40.28 +52.7%
1994 32.29 -19.8%
1995 41.24 +27.7%
1996 35.63 -13.6%
1997 38.6 +8.3%
1998 36.37 -5.8%
1999 36.44 +0.2%
2000 40.3 +10.6%
2001 40.95 +1.6%
2002 40.92 -0.1%
2003 36.38 -11.1%
2004 34.09 -6.3%
2005 34.42 +1.0%
2006 37.72 +9.6%
2007 38.32 +1.6%
2008 40.28 +5.1%
2009 77.01 +91.2%
2010 62.31 -19.1%
2011 99.42 +59.6%
2012 137.46 +38.3%
2013 152.7 +11.1%
2014 149.52 -2.1%
2015 75.6 -49.4%
2016 74.88 -1.0%
2017 77.05 +2.9%
2018 101.74 +32.0%
2019 86.49 -15.0%
2020 108.57 +25.5%
2021 119.56 +10.1%
2022 157.74 +31.9%
2023 395.26 +150.6%
2024 442.06 +11.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8.88 8.13 9.99 9
1970s 14.38 8.84 23.26 10
1980s 17.67 13.91 20.1 10
1990s 33.71 23.98 41.24 10
2000s 42.04 34.09 77.01 10
2010s 101.72 62.31 152.7 10
2020s 244.64 108.57 442.06 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 1 Côte d'Ivoire 197.38 compare
  2. 1 United Arab Emirates 7.70 million compare
  3. 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 221.15 compare
  4. 2 Cabo Verde 164.46 compare
  5. 2 Malaysia 1.76 million compare
  6. 3 Eswatini 946,518 compare
  7. 3 Türkiye 202.12 compare
  8. 4 Fiji 555.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Melanesia?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Melanesia was 442.06 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 442.06 in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.13 in 1965.
How does Melanesia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
Melanesia ranks 1st out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 195.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Melanesia 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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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index Number (2014-2016 = 100)
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
211 places, 12,100 data points, 1961–2024
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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.