Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia
Australia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 1.4 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Australia is 1.4 An per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Australia peaked at 4.01 An per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.03 An per person, in 2011.
That places Australia 3rd out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.11 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 3.1 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 3.09 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 2.99 An per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 2.94 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 2.97 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 2.75 An per person | -7.2% |
| 1968 | 3.17 An per person | +14.9% |
| 1969 | 2.99 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 3.38 An per person | +12.7% |
| 1971 | 3.51 An per person | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 4.01 An per person | +14.3% |
| 1973 | 3.07 An per person | -23.4% |
| 1974 | 1.84 An per person | -40.1% |
| 1975 | 2.07 An per person | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 2.34 An per person | +13.3% |
| 1977 | 2.23 An per person | -4.8% |
| 1978 | 2.03 An per person | -9.0% |
| 1979 | 1.85 An per person | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 2.07 An per person | +12.3% |
| 1981 | 2.14 An per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 1.86 An per person | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 1.95 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.64 An per person | -16.0% |
| 1985 | 1.77 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 2 An per person | +12.8% |
| 1987 | 1.99 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 1.94 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 1.71 An per person | -11.9% |
| 1990 | 1.93 An per person | +12.5% |
| 1991 | 2 An per person | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 1.98 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.87 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 1.85 An per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.82 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 1.58 An per person | -13.2% |
| 1997 | 1.57 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.66 An per person | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.66 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 1.74 An per person | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 1.83 An per person | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 1.63 An per person | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 1.55 An per person | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.35 An per person | -12.6% |
| 2005 | 1.43 An per person | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.49 An per person | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.61 An per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 1.48 An per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.41 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 1.16 An per person | -17.6% |
| 2011 | 1.03 An per person | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 1.09 An per person | +5.4% |
| 2013 | 1.32 An per person | +20.7% |
| 2014 | 1.37 An per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.34 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.29 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 1.18 An per person | -9.1% |
| 2018 | 1.29 An per person | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 1.22 An per person | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 1.04 An per person | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 1.04 An per person | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.08 An per person | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 1.3 An per person | +20.3% |
| 2024 | 1.4 An per person | +7.9% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1.4 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0235 An per person, 59.7× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1.4 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 An per person, 1101.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.01 An per person | 2.75 An per person | 3.17 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.63 An per person | 1.84 An per person | 4.01 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.91 An per person | 1.64 An per person | 2.14 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.79 An per person | 1.57 An per person | 2 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 An per person | 1.35 An per person | 1.83 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.23 An per person | 1.03 An per person | 1.37 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.17 An per person | 1.04 An per person | 1.4 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 1 New Zealand 4.21 An per person compare
- 2 Mongolia 2.21 An per person compare
- 4 Iceland 1.16 An per person compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 1.02 An per person compare
- 6 Bahrain 0.9949 An per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Australia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Australia was 1.4 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.01 An per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 An per person in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Australia ranks 3rd out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.