Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
194
Highest
115 % change on previous year
Guadeloupe
Lowest
-46.15 % change on previous year
Jamaica
Median
-0.2672 % change on previous year
Years covered
63
1962–2024
Data points
12,626
What the numbers show
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 115 % change on previous year in Guadeloupe; the lowest is -46.15 % change on previous year in Jamaica.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.2672 % change on previous year, and the mean is -1.81 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 104 fell. The largest increase was in Republic of Moldova (up 201,642.0%), and the largest decrease in Czechia (down 12,113.5%).
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guadeloupe | 115 % change on previous year | 2006 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Antigua and Barbuda | 102.82 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 997.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Trinidad and Tobago | 47.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 533.1% | volatile |
| 4 | French Guiana | 47.06 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Zimbabwe | 45.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,129.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Timor-Leste | 30.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 495.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Nepal | 26.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,058.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Mali | 18.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 187.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Republic of Moldova | 15.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 201,642.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Kenya | 14.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4,623.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Fiji | 13.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 790.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Poland | 12.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Niger | 11.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 14 | India | 11.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Hungary | 10.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 72.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 10.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Australia | 10.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Guinea | 9.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 438.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Melanesia | 8.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 295.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Australia and New Zealand | 8.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 147.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Portugal | 6.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Benin | 6.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,118.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 6.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 25 | New Zealand | 5.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,140.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 78.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Japan | 4.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.5% | volatile |
| 28 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 154.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Lesotho | 3.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.69 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Haiti | 3.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.29 % change on previous year | 1999 | up 282.9% | volatile |
| 33 | South Sudan | 3.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Réunion | 3.17 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | 2.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Mauritania | 2.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 125.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Malawi | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Caribbean | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Oman | 2.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3,424.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Cuba | 2.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Austria | 2.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 290.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Bangladesh | 1.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Algeria | 1.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,031.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Gambia | 1.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 103.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Sudan | 1.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 435.0% | volatile |
| 46 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Eswatini | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Mexico | 1.56 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 255.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Armenia | 1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Faroe Islands | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Saint Lucia | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Honduras | 1.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 328.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Slovakia | 1.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Pakistan | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Cabo Verde | 1.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 1.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Paraguay | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 310.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Central African Republic | 1.03 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 318.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Burkina Faso | 0.9821 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Palestine | 0.9437 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.8832 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.2% | volatile |
| 63 | Bahamas | 0.6951 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 373.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Comoros | 0.6486 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Angola | 0.6455 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.5856 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 67 | El Salvador | 0.5536 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 68 | Congo | 0.5249 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 213.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Gabon | 0.5071 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 81.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Brazil | 0.4969 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2,566.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 0.4198 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 122.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Guatemala | 0.3191 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 368.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Egypt | 0.2928 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 133.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Guyana | 0.2831 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Liberia | 0.2173 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 171.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Russian Federation | 0.1948 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Djibouti | 0.1818 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 232.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Senegal | 0.1812 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Lebanon | 0.1707 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.1688 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 40.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Kuwait | 0.1029 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.1008 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Nicaragua | 0.0973 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 84 | South Africa | 0.0919 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0575 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Eritrea | 0.0064 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Myanmar | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Philippines | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Uganda | -0.0944 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Ethiopia PDR | -0.1224 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 104.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Bahrain | -0.1586 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 94.6% | volatile |
| 96 | United Arab Emirates | -0.1728 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Peru | -0.2247 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Mauritius | -0.3098 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Azerbaijan | -0.4465 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 85.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Togo | -0.4488 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | -0.8579 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Dominica | -0.8995 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 211.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Serbia | -0.9255 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 90.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | -0.9544 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 241.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Belize | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Thailand | -1.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Argentina | -1.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 120.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Barbados | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 928.0% | volatile |
| 109 | Iraq | -1.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,425.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,035.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Yugoslav SFR | -1.59 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Libya | -1.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Canada | -1.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 210.7% | volatile |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | -1.92 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 682.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Cameroon | -2.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Morocco | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,736.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Belarus | -2.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Madagascar | -2.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 24.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Norway | -3.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,335.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | -3.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Qatar | -3.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Yemen | -3.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 123 | China | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.3% | volatile |
| 123 | China, mainland | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 179.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Iceland | -3.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 806.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Slovenia | -3.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 227.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Switzerland | -3.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 56.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Rwanda | -4.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Bulgaria | -4.13 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 154.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Tunisia | -4.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 195.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Colombia | -4.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Suriname | -5.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,194.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Namibia | -5.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Spain | -5.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Nigeria | -5.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 265.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Latvia | -5.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,397.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Romania | -5.94 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 250.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Czechia | -5.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 12,113.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Germany | -6.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 140 | France | -6.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 406.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Ukraine | -6.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Montenegro | -6.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 86.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -6.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 427.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Czechoslovakia | -6.67 % change on previous year | 1992 | down 132.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Grenada | -7.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 234.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Tajikistan | -7.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 208.2% | volatile |
| 147 | Chad | -7.16 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.4% | volatile |
| 148 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -7.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,170.1% | volatile |
| 149 | Finland | -7.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 185.5% | volatile |
| 150 | USSR | -8.03 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 2,105.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Albania | -8.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 251.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Malaysia | -9.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 207.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Somalia | -9.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 701.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Malta | -10.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Ireland | -10.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 677.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Belgium | -10.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 849.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Serbia and Montenegro | -10.12 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 574.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Cyprus | -10.51 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Sweden | -10.95 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 624.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Jordan | -11.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 193.5% | volatile |
| 161 | Türkiye | -11.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 258.2% | volatile |
| 162 | Republic of Korea | -11.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 52.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Georgia | -12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Mozambique | -12.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Lithuania | -12.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 187.3% | volatile |
| 166 | Croatia | -13.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Uruguay | -13.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Burundi | -13.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Chile | -14.58 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 190.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Bhutan | -14.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Afghanistan | -15.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 575.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Estonia | -16.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,184.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Botswana | -17.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Israel | -18.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 270.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | -18.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 783.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Ecuador | -19.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3,532.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Zambia | -19.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,655.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Sri Lanka | -20 % change on previous year | 1990 | down 220.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Greece | -20.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 180 | Saudi Arabia | -20.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Puerto Rico | -22.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,820.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -22.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 196.1% | volatile |
| 183 | Luxembourg | -22.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 950.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Italy | -23.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -24.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2,024.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Sudan (former) | -24.77 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 545.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Mongolia | -26.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 233.1% | volatile |
| 188 | Indonesia | -27.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,067.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Martinique | -32.87 % change on previous year | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 190 | North Macedonia | -35.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 5,004.6% | volatile |
| 191 | New Caledonia | -35.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Denmark | -35.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 628.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -39.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 432.2% | volatile |
| 194 | Jamaica | -46.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 46.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania 8.37 % change on previous year
- Southern Asia 7.31 % change on previous year
- Eastern Africa 6.49 % change on previous year
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 2.08 % change on previous year
- United States of America 1.97 % change on previous year
- Central America 1.51 % change on previous year
- Northern America 1.04 % change on previous year
- Northern Africa 0.2048 % change on previous year
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 0.1707 % change on previous year
- Africa -0.0516 % change on previous year
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) -0.4713 % change on previous year
- Central Asia -0.6559 % change on previous year
- Southern Africa -0.8423 % change on previous year
- World -1.41 % change on previous year
- Americas -1.42 % change on previous year
- Eastern Europe -1.97 % change on previous year
- Western Africa -2.05 % change on previous year
- Asia -2.22 % change on previous year
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) -2.47 % change on previous year
- South America -2.74 % change on previous year
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) -4 % change on previous year
- Eastern Asia -4.78 % change on previous year
- Middle Africa -6.26 % change on previous year
- Western Europe -7.18 % change on previous year
- Europe -7.18 % change on previous year
- Northern Europe -7.78 % change on previous year
- Western Asia -9.07 % change on previous year
- European Union (27) -9.62 % change on previous year
- Southern Europe -11.19 % change on previous year
- South-eastern Asia -26 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.