Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in China
China: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.1416 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in China, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per person.
Analysis
China recorded 0.1416 An per person for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in China peaked at 0.1469 An per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0083 An per person, in 1962.
That places China 38th out of 160 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, per in China, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0083 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0083 An per person | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0095 An per person | +15.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0107 An per person | +12.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0116 An per person | +8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0133 An per person | +14.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0137 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0139 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0138 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0137 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0144 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0152 An per person | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.016 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0161 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0164 An per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0157 An per person | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0165 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0173 An per person | +4.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0201 An per person | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0241 An per person | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0242 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0243 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0243 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0247 An per person | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0244 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0253 An per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0271 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0317 An per person | +16.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0365 An per person | +15.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0394 An per person | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0436 An per person | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0456 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0495 An per person | +8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0534 An per person | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 0.062 An per person | +16.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0616 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0696 An per person | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 0.07 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0732 An per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0802 An per person | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0809 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0884 An per person | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0907 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.092 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0933 An per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0985 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1013 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0987 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0944 An per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0956 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0932 An per person | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0941 An per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0951 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0989 An per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1004 An per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.104 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1153 An per person | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1155 An per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1176 An per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.125 An per person | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.1376 An per person | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1451 An per person | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1469 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1416 An per person | -3.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.1416 An per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0275 An per person, 5.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- China's 0.1416 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0013 An per person, 111.1× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0115 An per person | 0.0083 An per person | 0.0139 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0161 An per person | 0.0137 An per person | 0.0201 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0267 An per person | 0.0241 An per person | 0.0365 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0568 An per person | 0.0394 An per person | 0.0732 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0918 An per person | 0.0802 An per person | 0.1013 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.103 An per person | 0.0932 An per person | 0.1176 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1392 An per person | 0.125 An per person | 0.1469 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in China?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in China was 0.1416 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1469 An per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0083 An per person in 1962.
- How does China rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- China ranks 38th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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)
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
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.