Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in New Zealand
New Zealand: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 5.57 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in New Zealand, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in New Zealand is 5.57 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1,851.6% on the previous year and up 1,140.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in New Zealand peaked at 16.27 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -20.19 % change on previous year, in 1993.
That places New Zealand 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 8.27 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -3.36 % change on previous year | -140.7% |
| 1964 | 5.35 % change on previous year | -259.2% |
| 1965 | -0.4951 % change on previous year | -109.3% |
| 1966 | -2.14 % change on previous year | +332.9% |
| 1967 | 8.49 % change on previous year | -496.0% |
| 1968 | 12.44 % change on previous year | +46.5% |
| 1969 | -0.3362 % change on previous year | -102.7% |
| 1970 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -835.8% |
| 1971 | -0.4307 % change on previous year | -117.4% |
| 1972 | 0.4243 % change on previous year | -198.5% |
| 1973 | 1.51 % change on previous year | +256.9% |
| 1974 | -14.18 % change on previous year | -1036.2% |
| 1975 | 2.4 % change on previous year | -116.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0953 % change on previous year | -96.0% |
| 1977 | -0.725 % change on previous year | -860.6% |
| 1978 | 5.51 % change on previous year | -860.2% |
| 1979 | -1.87 % change on previous year | -133.9% |
| 1980 | 8.04 % change on previous year | -530.5% |
| 1981 | 14.65 % change on previous year | +82.2% |
| 1982 | -0.7551 % change on previous year | -105.2% |
| 1983 | 9.95 % change on previous year | -1417.6% |
| 1984 | -3.59 % change on previous year | -136.1% |
| 1985 | 16.27 % change on previous year | -553.5% |
| 1986 | -18.39 % change on previous year | -213.0% |
| 1987 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -111.8% |
| 1988 | -5.01 % change on previous year | -330.3% |
| 1989 | 3.5 % change on previous year | -169.9% |
| 1990 | -18.02 % change on previous year | -615.1% |
| 1991 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -86.1% |
| 1992 | 11.81 % change on previous year | -572.5% |
| 1993 | -20.19 % change on previous year | -271.0% |
| 1994 | 7.52 % change on previous year | -137.3% |
| 1995 | 4.54 % change on previous year | -39.6% |
| 1996 | -7.4 % change on previous year | -263.0% |
| 1997 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -145.5% |
| 1998 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1999 | -9.97 % change on previous year | -430.1% |
| 2000 | 4.31 % change on previous year | -143.2% |
| 2001 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -6.2% |
| 2002 | -9.14 % change on previous year | -326.4% |
| 2003 | 4.92 % change on previous year | -153.8% |
| 2004 | -7.78 % change on previous year | -258.1% |
| 2005 | 2.13 % change on previous year | -127.4% |
| 2006 | 3.1 % change on previous year | +45.9% |
| 2007 | 8.42 % change on previous year | +171.2% |
| 2008 | 4.18 % change on previous year | -50.3% |
| 2009 | -17.66 % change on previous year | -522.3% |
| 2010 | -8.36 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 2011 | -6.2 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 2012 | -1.78 % change on previous year | -71.3% |
| 2013 | 7.2 % change on previous year | -505.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4492 % change on previous year | -93.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8304 % change on previous year | +84.8% |
| 2016 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -368.9% |
| 2017 | -7.42 % change on previous year | +232.5% |
| 2018 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -135.4% |
| 2019 | -5.68 % change on previous year | -316.2% |
| 2020 | 3.25 % change on previous year | -157.1% |
| 2021 | -4.76 % change on previous year | -246.5% |
| 2022 | -3.1 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 2023 | -0.3181 % change on previous year | -89.7% |
| 2024 | 5.57 % change on previous year | -1851.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in New Zealand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +1851.6% | -0.3181 % change on previous year | 5.57 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.53 % change on previous year | -3.36 % change on previous year | 12.44 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -0.4779 % change on previous year | -14.18 % change on previous year | 5.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.68 % change on previous year | -18.39 % change on previous year | 16.27 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.78 % change on previous year | -20.19 % change on previous year | 11.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.3478 % change on previous year | -17.66 % change on previous year | 8.42 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.06 % change on previous year | -8.36 % change on previous year | 7.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1285 % change on previous year | -4.76 % change on previous year | 5.57 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 22 Portugal 6.51 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Benin 6.45 % change on previous year compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 6.01 % 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
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.16 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.0% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 4.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.3% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in New Zealand?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in New Zealand was 5.57 % 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 16.27 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was -20.19 % change on previous year in 1993.
- How does New Zealand rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- New Zealand ranks 25th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,140.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.