Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Uruguay
Uruguay: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 0.3233 An per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay is 0.3233 An per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 13.5% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Uruguay peaked at 2.04 An per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.2443 An per person, in 2017.
That places Uruguay 18th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.46 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.48 An per person | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1.32 An per person | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 1.33 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 1.44 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1966 | 1.63 An per person | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 1.27 An per person | -21.8% |
| 1968 | 1.62 An per person | +27.2% |
| 1969 | 1.26 An per person | -21.8% |
| 1970 | 2.04 An per person | +61.6% |
| 1971 | 1.78 An per person | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 1.53 An per person | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 1.35 An per person | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 1.3 An per person | -3.7% |
| 1975 | 1.09 An per person | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9812 An per person | -10.3% |
| 1977 | 0.9919 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.9789 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.7361 An per person | -24.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6938 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 1.16 An per person | +67.9% |
| 1982 | 1.22 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 1.01 An per person | -17.7% |
| 1984 | 0.9026 An per person | -10.2% |
| 1985 | 0.9655 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1986 | 1.11 An per person | +14.5% |
| 1987 | 1.05 An per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 1.08 An per person | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.16 An per person | +7.2% |
| 1990 | 1.17 An per person | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 1.2 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1.26 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 1.26 An per person | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.32 An per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 1.02 An per person | -23.1% |
| 1996 | 1.32 An per person | +29.8% |
| 1997 | 1.24 An per person | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.14 An per person | -8.0% |
| 1999 | 1.04 An per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.9644 An per person | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 0.9651 An per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.5688 An per person | -41.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4855 An per person | -14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4776 An per person | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6087 An per person | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 0.567 An per person | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4953 An per person | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.5619 An per person | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7454 An per person | +32.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5739 An per person | -23.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5725 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.58 An per person | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4935 An per person | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4511 An per person | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2544 An per person | -43.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2457 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2443 An per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2809 An per person | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2523 An per person | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2965 An per person | +17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3901 An per person | +31.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3862 An per person | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3736 An per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3233 An per person | -13.5% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.3233 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0235 An per person, 13.8× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.3233 An per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.016 An per person, 20.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.42 An per person | 1.26 An per person | 1.63 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.28 An per person | 0.7361 An per person | 2.04 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.04 An per person | 0.6938 An per person | 1.22 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2 An per person | 1.02 An per person | 1.32 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.644 An per person | 0.4776 An per person | 0.9651 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3949 An per person | 0.2443 An per person | 0.58 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3539 An per person | 0.2965 An per person | 0.3901 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Uruguay?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Uruguay was 0.3233 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 An per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2443 An per person in 2017.
- How does Uruguay rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Uruguay ranks 18th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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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.