Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in India
India: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.0619 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in India, 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 India is 0.0619 An per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in India peaked at 0.0619 An per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0171 An per person, in 2003.
India ranks 58th of 160 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in India, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0228 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0258 An per person | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0254 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0252 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0249 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0244 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0239 An per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0233 An per person | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0225 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0218 An per person | -3.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0206 An per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0193 An per person | -6.4% |
| 1973 | 0.019 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0188 An per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0186 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0182 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0179 An per person | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.018 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0182 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0187 An per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0188 An per person | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0219 An per person | +16.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0207 An per person | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0197 An per person | -4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0189 An per person | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0182 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0176 An per person | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0175 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0175 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0175 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0174 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0174 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0175 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0175 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0176 An per person | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0177 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0178 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0177 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0175 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0174 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0173 An per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0171 An per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0171 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0174 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0178 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0182 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0185 An per person | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0206 An per person | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0214 An per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0244 An per person | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 0.026 An per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0275 An per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0313 An per person | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.034 An per person | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.036 An per person | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.038 An per person | +5.7% |
| 2017 | 0.04 An per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.037 An per person | -7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0407 An per person | +10.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0466 An per person | +14.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0492 An per person | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0517 An per person | +5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0561 An per person | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0619 An per person | +10.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0619 An per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0368 An per person, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0619 An per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0061 An per person, 10.2× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0243 An per person | 0.0225 An per person | 0.0258 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.019 An per person | 0.0179 An per person | 0.0218 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.019 An per person | 0.0175 An per person | 0.0219 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0176 An per person | 0.0174 An per person | 0.0178 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0183 An per person | 0.0171 An per person | 0.0214 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0335 An per person | 0.0244 An per person | 0.0407 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0531 An per person | 0.0466 An per person | 0.0619 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in India?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in India was 0.0619 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0619 An per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0171 An per person in 2003.
- How does India rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- India ranks 58th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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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.