Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in South America
South America: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was -2.74 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in South America, 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 South America is -2.74 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1,024.0% on the previous year and down 390.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in South America peaked at 13.56 % change on previous year in 1965 and was at its lowest, -16.92 % change on previous year, in 1972.
That places South America 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 South America, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 2.13 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | -5.56 % change on previous year | -360.6% |
| 1964 | -6.47 % change on previous year | +16.4% |
| 1965 | 13.56 % change on previous year | -309.5% |
| 1966 | 9.33 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 1967 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 1968 | 6.94 % change on previous year | +468.5% |
| 1969 | -6.61 % change on previous year | -195.3% |
| 1970 | 4.88 % change on previous year | -173.7% |
| 1971 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -153.1% |
| 1972 | -16.92 % change on previous year | +554.0% |
| 1973 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -79.1% |
| 1974 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -158.2% |
| 1975 | 4.15 % change on previous year | +101.6% |
| 1976 | -1.13 % change on previous year | -127.2% |
| 1977 | -2.84 % change on previous year | +151.6% |
| 1978 | -5.03 % change on previous year | +77.1% |
| 1979 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -79.0% |
| 1980 | -6.4 % change on previous year | +504.9% |
| 1981 | 10.14 % change on previous year | -258.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3484 % change on previous year | -96.6% |
| 1983 | -3.4 % change on previous year | -1076.3% |
| 1984 | -3.73 % change on previous year | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -182.3% |
| 1986 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -32.6% |
| 1987 | 3.8 % change on previous year | +83.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5384 % change on previous year | -85.8% |
| 1989 | 0.4367 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 1990 | 5.99 % change on previous year | +1272.7% |
| 1991 | -6.09 % change on previous year | -201.5% |
| 1992 | 0.9353 % change on previous year | -115.4% |
| 1993 | 3.46 % change on previous year | +269.4% |
| 1994 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -132.0% |
| 1995 | -7.14 % change on previous year | +545.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0859 % change on previous year | -101.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4496 % change on previous year | +423.4% |
| 1998 | -0.6339 % change on previous year | -241.0% |
| 1999 | 4.64 % change on previous year | -832.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3212 % change on previous year | -93.1% |
| 2001 | 0.512 % change on previous year | +59.4% |
| 2002 | -8.28 % change on previous year | -1717.5% |
| 2003 | 0.1421 % change on previous year | -101.7% |
| 2004 | -2.02 % change on previous year | -1521.0% |
| 2005 | 2.97 % change on previous year | -247.1% |
| 2006 | -2.29 % change on previous year | -176.9% |
| 2007 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -35.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0595 % change on previous year | -104.0% |
| 2009 | 5.17 % change on previous year | +8588.9% |
| 2010 | -5.19 % change on previous year | -200.3% |
| 2011 | -1.11 % change on previous year | -78.5% |
| 2012 | -3.68 % change on previous year | +230.4% |
| 2013 | -1.74 % change on previous year | -52.6% |
| 2014 | 0.9428 % change on previous year | -154.1% |
| 2015 | -5.82 % change on previous year | -716.9% |
| 2016 | -3.07 % change on previous year | -47.3% |
| 2017 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 2018 | 2.42 % change on previous year | -208.6% |
| 2019 | 3.95 % change on previous year | +63.1% |
| 2020 | 2.81 % change on previous year | -28.7% |
| 2021 | -0.3692 % change on previous year | -113.1% |
| 2022 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -430.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2963 % change on previous year | -75.7% |
| 2024 | -2.74 % change on previous year | -1024.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in South America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +8588.9% | 0.0595 % change on previous year | 5.17 % change on previous year |
| 2002 | -1717.5% | 0.512 % change on previous year | -8.28 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | -1521.0% | 0.1421 % change on previous year | -2.02 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +1272.7% | 0.4367 % change on previous year | 5.99 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.82 % change on previous year | -6.61 % change on previous year | 13.56 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | -2.2 % change on previous year | -16.92 % change on previous year | 4.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6868 % change on previous year | -6.4 % change on previous year | 10.14 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0596 % change on previous year | -7.14 % change on previous year | 5.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.4886 % change on previous year | -8.28 % change on previous year | 5.17 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.55 % change on previous year | -5.82 % change on previous year | 3.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2439 % change on previous year | -2.74 % change on previous year | 2.81 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 17 Australia 10.07 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Guinea 9.66 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9.15 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Melanesia 8.43 % change on previous year compare
- 21 Australia and New Zealand 8.37 % change on previous year compare
- 22 Portugal 6.51 % change on previous year compare
- 23 Benin 6.45 % change on previous year compare
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- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Production, annual growth rate 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of goats or kids — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in South America?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in South America was -2.74 % 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 13.56 % change on previous year in 1965.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was -16.92 % change on previous year in 1972.
- How does South America rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- South America ranks 20th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 390.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South America 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.