Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered by country
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat,...
Countries reporting
234
Highest
199.56 million An
China
Lowest
14 An
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
313,976 An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,928
What the numbers show
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 199.56 million An in China; the lowest is 14 An in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 313,976 An, and the mean is 5.81 million An.
Over the past decade 144 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 346.3%), and the largest decrease in French Guiana (down 86.8%).
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 199.56 million An | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 199.56 million An | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 199.56 million An | 2024 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 89.84 million An | 2024 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Australia and New Zealand | 60.44 million An | 2024 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 6 | USSR | 57.69 million An | 1991 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 7 | Australia | 38.17 million An | 2024 | up 18.6% | falling |
| 8 | Turkey | 22.57 million An | 2024 | up 88.2% | falling |
| 8 | Türkiye | 22.57 million An | 2024 | up 88.2% | falling |
| 10 | New Zealand | 22.26 million An | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 11 | Nigeria | 19.69 million An | 2024 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Sudan (former) | 19.29 million An | 2011 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Algeria | 18.75 million An | 2024 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Pakistan | 15.71 million An | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 15 | Sudan | 15.35 million An | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 13.58 million An | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 13.58 million An | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 18 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.87 million An | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 19 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 12.38 million An | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 20 | Chad | 12.38 million An | 2024 | up 84.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Morocco | 11.90 million An | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 22 | Russia | 10.75 million An | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 10.75 million An | 2024 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 10.22 million An | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | 10.22 million An | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 26 | Ethiopia PDR | 8.16 million An | 1992 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 8.05 million An | 2024 | up 92.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 7.90 million An | 2024 | down 20.4% | flat |
| 29 | Mongolia | 7.81 million An | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 30 | Brazil | 6.83 million An | 2024 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 6.53 million An | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 31 | Kazakhstan | 6.53 million An | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 6.49 million An | 2024 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 6.49 million An | 2024 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 6.06 million An | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 6.06 million An | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 37 | Yemen | 5.99 million An | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Yemen | 5.99 million An | 2024 | up 11.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Turkmenistan | 5.93 million An | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 5.40 million An | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 5.40 million An | 2024 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 42 | Romania | 5.33 million An | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 43 | Yugoslav SFR | 5.20 million An | 1991 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 44 | South Africa | 4.88 million An | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 45 | Indonesia | 4.43 million An | 2024 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Kenya | 3.93 million An | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 47 | Syria | 3.90 million An | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 47 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.90 million An | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 49 | Greece | 3.85 million An | 2024 | down 36.2% | flat |
| 50 | France | 3.50 million An | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 51 | Tunisia | 3.39 million An | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 52 | Mexico | 3.37 million An | 2024 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 53 | Burkina Faso | 3.09 million An | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Kuwait | 3.07 million An | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Senegal | 2.94 million An | 2024 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Ireland | 2.85 million An | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.63 million An | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.63 million An | 2024 | up 14.1% | falling |
| 59 | Peru | 2.59 million An | 2024 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritania | 2.52 million An | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 60 | Mauritania | 2.52 million An | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 62 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.48 million An | 2024 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Somalia | 2.44 million An | 2024 | down 31.3% | rising |
| 64 | Argentina | 2.17 million An | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 65 | Italy | 2.03 million An | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 66 | Jordan | 1.98 million An | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Iraq | 1.95 million An | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 68 | Libya | 1.93 million An | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 69 | Bahrain | 1.58 million An | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Bahrain | 1.58 million An | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 71 | South Sudan | 1.54 million An | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 71 | South Sudan | 1.54 million An | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 73 | Cameroon | 1.43 million An | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 74 | Serbia | 1.42 million An | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 74 | Serbia | 1.42 million An | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 76 | Germany | 1.41 million An | 2024 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 77 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.39 million An | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 78 | Egypt | 1.37 million An | 2024 | down 42.0% | rising |
| 78 | Egypt | 1.37 million An | 2024 | down 42.0% | rising |
| 80 | Benin | 1.35 million An | 2024 | up 332.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Ghana | 1.27 million An | 2024 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 82 | Oman | 1.16 million An | 2024 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.15 million An | 2005 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 84 | Uruguay | 1.09 million An | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 85 | Norway | 1.08 million An | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 86 | Portugal | 1.06 million An | 2024 | up 19.9% | falling |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 1.05 million An | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Albania | 998,248 An | 2024 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 89 | Guinea | 913,387 An | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Caribbean | 844,649 An | 2024 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Canada | 765,100 An | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 92 | Israel | 741,181 An | 2024 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 735,233 An | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 93 | Côte d'Ivoire | 735,233 An | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 95 | Namibia | 704,883 An | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 96 | Niger | 698,713 An | 2024 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 97 | Eritrea | 676,624 An | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 97 | Eritrea | 676,624 An | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 658,430 An | 2024 | down 39.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Cuba | 625,702 An | 2024 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 598,000 An | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 102 | Mali | 523,877 An | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Armenia | 490,000 An | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 103 | Armenia | 490,000 An | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 105 | Chile | 467,713 An | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 106 | Croatia | 466,300 An | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 106 | Croatia | 466,300 An | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 108 | Iceland | 446,696 An | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 109 | Uganda | 445,359 An | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 110 | Togo | 445,187 An | 2024 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Czechoslovakia | 420,000 An | 1992 | down 18.1% | rising |
| 112 | Ecuador | 410,633 An | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 113 | Palestine | 398,536 An | 2022 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 114 | Qatar | 386,835 An | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Myanmar | 366,667 An | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Ukraine | 341,600 An | 2024 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Austria | 339,190 An | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 118 | Angola | 288,763 An | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 285,359 An | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 120 | United Arab Emirates | 256,566 An | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Nepal | 238,688 An | 2024 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 122 | Switzerland | 225,889 An | 2024 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 123 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 220,000 An | 1999 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 124 | Sweden | 218,110 An | 2024 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 125 | Djibouti | 216,057 An | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 126 | Malawi | 198,092 An | 2024 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 187,708 An | 2024 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Lebanon | 178,951 An | 2024 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 129 | Central African Republic | 171,013 An | 2024 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Sierra Leone | 170,920 An | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 131 | Cyprus | 156,600 An | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 132 | Georgia | 151,509 An | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 133 | Paraguay | 143,572 An | 2024 | down 22.8% | rising |
| 134 | Guatemala | 135,499 An | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 123,616 An | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Czechia | 114,970 An | 2024 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 110,737 An | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 137 | North Macedonia | 110,737 An | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 139 | Zimbabwe | 98,484 An | 2024 | up 251.7% | falling |
| 140 | Haiti | 97,998 An | 2024 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Slovenia | 97,050 An | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 142 | Liberia | 88,073 An | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 143 | Poland | 85,120 An | 2024 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Hungary | 79,310 An | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Madagascar | 77,874 An | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 145 | Madagascar | 77,874 An | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 147 | Dominican Republic | 75,657 An | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Belgium | 72,020 An | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 149 | Gabon | 68,176 An | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 150 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 67,503 An | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 151 | Zambia | 66,287 An | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Belarus | 65,512 An | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Belarus | 65,512 An | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63,718 An | 2024 | down 35.0% | flat |
| 155 | Botswana | 62,395 An | 2024 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 156 | Gambia | 60,401 An | 2024 | up 202.0% | rising |
| 156 | Gambia | 60,401 An | 2024 | up 202.0% | rising |
| 158 | Guyana | 56,675 An | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 159 | Faroe Islands | 55,910 An | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 160 | Republic of Moldova | 51,619 An | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 161 | Finland | 49,970 An | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 162 | Rwanda | 48,403 An | 2024 | down 59.9% | rising |
| 163 | Congo | 45,769 An | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Congo | 45,769 An | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Lesotho | 43,017 An | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Lesotho | 43,017 An | 2024 | up 3.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Latvia | 42,360 An | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Mozambique | 42,157 An | 2024 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 168 | Mozambique | 42,157 An | 2024 | up 20.6% | falling |
| 170 | Denmark | 41,950 An | 2024 | down 47.7% | rising |
| 171 | Lithuania | 41,290 An | 2024 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Burundi | 40,038 An | 2024 | down 56.0% | flat |
| 173 | Colombia | 32,924 An | 2024 | up 19.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Malaysia | 31,092 An | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Slovakia | 29,880 An | 2024 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Slovakia | 29,880 An | 2024 | down 72.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Montenegro | 22,578 An | 2024 | up 9.7% | falling |
| 178 | Trinidad and Tobago | 21,862 An | 2024 | up 150.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Melanesia | 12,526 An | 2024 | up 96.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Thailand | 12,370 An | 2024 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Estonia | 10,890 An | 2024 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 182 | Fiji | 10,000 An | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Fiji | 10,000 An | 2024 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | 9,791 An | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 184 | Equatorial Guinea | 9,791 An | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 186 | Eswatini | 9,465 An | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 186 | Eswatini | 9,465 An | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 188 | Philippines | 8,967 An | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 189 | Sri Lanka | 8,000 An | 1990 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 190 | Martinique | 7,120 An | 2006 | down 45.2% | rising |
| 191 | Japan | 6,987 An | 2024 | up 19.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Comoros | 6,673 An | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 192 | Comoros | 6,673 An | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 194 | Honduras | 6,647 An | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 195 | Belize | 6,230 An | 2024 | up 346.3% | volatile |
| 196 | Malta | 6,110 An | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 197 | Cape Verde | 5,910 An | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 197 | Cabo Verde | 5,910 An | 2024 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 199 | Saint Lucia | 5,015 An | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 199 | Saint Lucia | 5,015 An | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 201 | Timor-Leste | 4,500 An | 2024 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 202 | Grenada | 4,415 An | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 203 | Bhutan | 3,200 An | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 204 | Puerto Rico | 3,108 An | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 205 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,764 An | 2024 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 205 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2,764 An | 2024 | down 37.1% | rising |
| 207 | Barbados | 2,576 An | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 208 | El Salvador | 2,543 An | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 209 | Bahamas | 2,173 An | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 209 | Bahamas | 2,173 An | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 211 | Papua New Guinea | 2,153 An | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 212 | Guadeloupe | 2,150 An | 2006 | up 141.6% | falling |
| 213 | Nicaragua | 2,058 An | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 214 | Luxembourg | 2,000 An | 2024 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 215 | Dominica | 1,873 An | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 216 | Mauritius | 1,609 An | 2024 | up 268.2% | volatile |
| 217 | Brunei | 1,570 An | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 217 | Brunei Darussalam | 1,570 An | 2024 | up 26.0% | volatile |
| 219 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,077 An | 2024 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 219 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,077 An | 2024 | up 41.7% | falling |
| 221 | Costa Rica | 1,028 An | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 222 | Suriname | 936 An | 2024 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 223 | Singapore | 789 An | 2024 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 224 | Réunion | 650 An | 2006 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 225 | Sao Tome and Principe | 562 An | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 225 | Sao Tome and Principe | 562 An | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 227 | Republic of Korea | 423 An | 2024 | down 39.9% | volatile |
| 228 | New Caledonia | 373 An | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 229 | Antigua and Barbuda | 288 An | 2024 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 230 | French Guiana | 250 An | 2006 | down 86.8% | rising |
| 231 | French Polynesia | 201 An | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 231 | Polynesia | 201 An | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 233 | Jamaica | 140 An | 2024 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 234 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 14 An | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 703.86 million An
- Asia 427.63 million An
- Eastern Asia 207.44 million An
- Africa 133.57 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 127.65 million An
- Southern Asia 124.63 million An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 103.26 million An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 86.48 million An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 76.44 million An
- Oceania 60.45 million An
- Europe 59.39 million An
- Western Asia 58.91 million An
- Northern Africa 52.69 million An
- Western Africa 34.61 million An
- Central Asia 31.79 million An
- European Union (27) 31.05 million An
- Eastern Africa 25.89 million An
- Americas 22.82 million An
- Southern Europe 18.04 million An
- Northern Europe 17.70 million An
- Eastern Europe 17.51 million An
- South America 15.37 million An
- Middle Africa 14.68 million An
- Western Europe 6.14 million An
- Southern Africa 5.70 million An
- South-eastern Asia 4.85 million An
- Central America 3.52 million An
- Northern America 3.07 million An
- United States of America 2.31 million An
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 1.06 million An
About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.