Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Western Asia
Western Asia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index was 151.55 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Western Asia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Western Asia stood at 151.55.
That represents a change of down 13.0% on the previous year and up 52.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Western Asia peaked at 174.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.57, in 1993.
Western Asia ranks 4th of 29 groups 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 Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 48.78 | — |
| 1962 | 47.7 | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 48.5 | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 47.73 | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 49.18 | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 50.07 | +1.8% |
| 1967 | 50.76 | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 48.81 | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 53.49 | +9.6% |
| 1970 | 55.05 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 56.79 | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 54.1 | -4.7% |
| 1973 | 55.67 | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 55.48 | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 61.35 | +10.6% |
| 1976 | 58.56 | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 62.05 | +6.0% |
| 1978 | 64.55 | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 51.92 | -19.6% |
| 1980 | 53.2 | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 59.51 | +11.9% |
| 1982 | 60.99 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 63.11 | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 64.32 | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 63.68 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 66.41 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 67.68 | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 68.89 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 69.64 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 70.16 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 44.09 | -37.2% |
| 1992 | 39.75 | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 32.57 | -18.1% |
| 1994 | 43.82 | +34.5% |
| 1995 | 48.09 | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 46.47 | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 52.5 | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 61.84 | +17.8% |
| 1999 | 61.96 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 61.95 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 80.39 | +29.8% |
| 2002 | 68.81 | -14.4% |
| 2003 | 73.22 | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 72.7 | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 76.97 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 78.41 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 83.84 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 81.29 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 85.19 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 81.67 | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 89.81 | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 95.89 | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 97.73 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 99.71 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 98.34 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 101.96 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 102.33 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 108.7 | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 116.96 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 136.33 | +16.6% |
| 2021 | 140.78 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 151.21 | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 174.2 | +15.2% |
| 2024 | 151.55 | -13.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross Production Index in Western Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -37.2% | 70.16 | 44.09 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.45 | 47.7 | 53.49 | 9 |
| 1970s | 57.55 | 51.92 | 64.55 | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.74 | 53.2 | 69.64 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.12 | 32.57 | 70.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.28 | 61.95 | 85.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.31 | 81.67 | 116.96 | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.81 | 136.33 | 174.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 197.38 compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 7.70 million compare
- 1 Melanesia 442.06 compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 221.15 compare
- 2 Cabo Verde 164.46 compare
- 2 Malaysia 1.76 million compare
- 3 Eswatini 946,518 compare
- 3 Türkiye 202.12 compare
- 4 Fiji 555.81 compare
- 5 Benin 451.57 compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 145.2 compare
- 6 Gambia 339.72 compare
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 135.67 compare
- 7 Belize 294.23 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Western Asia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index in Western Asia was 151.55 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 174.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.57 in 1993.
- How does Western Asia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index?
- Western Asia ranks 4th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — gross production index rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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.