Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia
Australia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per was 4.51 An per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in An per square kilometre.
Analysis
Australia recorded 4.51 An per square kilometre for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in 2023.
The figure is up 23.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per in Australia peaked at 6.88 An per square kilometre in 1972 and was at its lowest, 3.01 An per square kilometre, in 2011.
That places Australia 65th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per in Australia, year by year
| Year | An per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4.24 An per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.33 An per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1963 | 4.4 An per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 4.34 An per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 4.36 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.5 An per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 4.23 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 1968 | 4.95 An per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1969 | 4.78 An per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1970 | 5.49 An per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1971 | 5.91 An per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1972 | 6.88 An per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 1973 | 5.35 An per square kilometre | -22.2% |
| 1974 | 3.29 An per square kilometre | -38.6% |
| 1975 | 3.74 An per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 4.27 An per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1977 | 4.12 An per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 3.79 An per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1979 | 3.49 An per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 3.96 An per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1981 | 4.15 An per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 3.67 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 1983 | 3.9 An per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1984 | 3.32 An per square kilometre | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 3.65 An per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1986 | 4.17 An per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1987 | 4.21 An per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 4.18 An per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 3.75 An per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 1990 | 4.28 An per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 4.5 An per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 4.5 An per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.29 An per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 4.28 An per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.27 An per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.75 An per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 3.76 An per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 4.03 An per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 4.06 An per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.31 An per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 4.59 An per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 4.14 An per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 3.97 An per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 3.51 An per square kilometre | -11.6% |
| 2005 | 3.75 An per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 3.97 An per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 4.35 An per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 2008 | 4.09 An per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 3.99 An per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.34 An per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2011 | 3.01 An per square kilometre | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 3.23 An per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 3.96 An per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2014 | 4.19 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 4.15 An per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 4.06 An per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.76 An per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 4.19 An per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 4.03 An per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 3.45 An per square kilometre | -14.2% |
| 2021 | 3.46 An per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.66 An per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 4.51 An per square kilometre | +23.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 4.51 An per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.84 An per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Australia's 4.51 An per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.4832 An per square kilometre, 9.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.46 An per square kilometre | 4.23 An per square kilometre | 4.95 An per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.63 An per square kilometre | 3.29 An per square kilometre | 6.88 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9 An per square kilometre | 3.32 An per square kilometre | 4.21 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.17 An per square kilometre | 3.75 An per square kilometre | 4.5 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.07 An per square kilometre | 3.51 An per square kilometre | 4.59 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.79 An per square kilometre | 3.01 An per square kilometre | 4.19 An per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.77 An per square kilometre | 3.45 An per square kilometre | 4.51 An per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
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- 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)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
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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 4.51 An per square kilometre in 2023, 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 6.88 An per square kilometre in 1972.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 An per square kilometre in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per?
- Australia ranks 65th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered, per rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.