Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was -9.62 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in European Union (27), 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in European Union (27) stood at -9.62 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 90.9% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in European Union (27) peaked at 10.58 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -9.62 % change on previous year, in 2024.
That places European Union (27) 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.3 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -246.9% |
| 1964 | 4.32 % change on previous year | -227.6% |
| 1965 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -139.9% |
| 1966 | 1.49 % change on previous year | -186.3% |
| 1967 | 3.05 % change on previous year | +105.3% |
| 1968 | -2.19 % change on previous year | -171.9% |
| 1969 | 3.14 % change on previous year | -243.0% |
| 1970 | 4.34 % change on previous year | +38.3% |
| 1971 | 0.6271 % change on previous year | -85.6% |
| 1972 | -0.6792 % change on previous year | -208.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0185 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 1974 | 2.93 % change on previous year | +15730.4% |
| 1975 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -149.2% |
| 1976 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -267.6% |
| 1977 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9138 % change on previous year | -37.4% |
| 1979 | 0.4624 % change on previous year | -49.4% |
| 1980 | 10.58 % change on previous year | +2187.3% |
| 1981 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -113.4% |
| 1982 | 5.88 % change on previous year | -515.9% |
| 1983 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -47.8% |
| 1984 | 0.9031 % change on previous year | -70.6% |
| 1985 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +221.7% |
| 1986 | -1.51 % change on previous year | -151.8% |
| 1987 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -218.2% |
| 1988 | 2.28 % change on previous year | +28.1% |
| 1989 | 2.83 % change on previous year | +24.0% |
| 1990 | 4.86 % change on previous year | +72.0% |
| 1991 | -0.8822 % change on previous year | -118.1% |
| 1992 | 1.03 % change on previous year | -216.8% |
| 1993 | -1.26 % change on previous year | -222.2% |
| 1994 | -7.12 % change on previous year | +465.1% |
| 1995 | -1.22 % change on previous year | -82.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5786 % change on previous year | -147.4% |
| 1997 | -3.38 % change on previous year | -684.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1653 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 1999 | -1.83 % change on previous year | -1208.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3076 % change on previous year | -116.8% |
| 2001 | -3 % change on previous year | -1075.6% |
| 2002 | -3.07 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -181.3% |
| 2004 | -1.33 % change on previous year | -153.4% |
| 2005 | -1.12 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 2006 | -1.51 % change on previous year | +34.4% |
| 2007 | -2.15 % change on previous year | +42.5% |
| 2008 | -8.51 % change on previous year | +295.1% |
| 2009 | -5.52 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 2010 | -1.16 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 2011 | -2.1 % change on previous year | +81.3% |
| 2012 | -1.79 % change on previous year | -14.7% |
| 2013 | -5.95 % change on previous year | +232.7% |
| 2014 | -7.38 % change on previous year | +24.1% |
| 2015 | -3.32 % change on previous year | -55.1% |
| 2016 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -202.7% |
| 2017 | -4.92 % change on previous year | -244.6% |
| 2018 | -1.49 % change on previous year | -69.8% |
| 2019 | -0.8142 % change on previous year | -45.3% |
| 2020 | -2.2 % change on previous year | +170.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9581 % change on previous year | -143.5% |
| 2022 | -1.29 % change on previous year | -235.1% |
| 2023 | -5.04 % change on previous year | +289.5% |
| 2024 | -9.62 % change on previous year | +90.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in European Union (27) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +15730.4% | 0.0185 % change on previous year | 2.93 % change on previous year |
| 1980 | +2187.3% | 0.4624 % change on previous year | 10.58 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | -1208.6% | 0.1653 % change on previous year | -1.83 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8747 % change on previous year | -3.38 % change on previous year | 4.32 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 1.11 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year | 4.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.73 % change on previous year | -1.51 % change on previous year | 10.58 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.9062 % change on previous year | -7.12 % change on previous year | 4.86 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.34 % change on previous year | -8.51 % change on previous year | 2.5 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.55 % change on previous year | -7.38 % change on previous year | 3.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.44 % change on previous year | -9.62 % change on previous year | 0.9581 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 25 New Zealand 5.57 % change on previous year compare
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 5.02 % change on previous year compare
- 27 Japan 4.52 % change on previous year compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 4 % change on previous year compare
- 29 Lesotho 3.9 % change on previous year compare
- 30 Sao Tome and Principe 3.69 % change on previous year compare
- 31 Haiti 3.49 % change on previous year compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in European Union (27)?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in European Union (27) was -9.62 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.58 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.62 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does European Union (27) rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- European Union (27) ranks 28th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.