Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered by country

Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...

Countries reporting
179
Highest
199.56 million An
China
Lowest
14 An
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
288,763 An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
12,899

What the numbers show

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered is currently reported for 179 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 288,763 An, and the mean is 5.64 million An.

Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 73 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: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 199.56 million An 2024 up 47.1% volatile
2 China, mainland 199.56 million An 2024 up 47.1% volatile
3 India 89.84 million An 2024 up 101.6% volatile
4 Australia and New Zealand 60.44 million An 2024 up 5.4% falling
5 USSR 57.69 million An 1991 up 8.7% falling
6 Australia 38.17 million An 2024 up 18.6% falling
7 New Zealand 22.26 million An 2024 down 11.4% falling
8 Nigeria 19.69 million An 2024 up 18.9% volatile
9 Sudan (former) 19.29 million An 2011 up 1.5% volatile
10 Algeria 18.75 million An 2024 up 16.0% volatile
11 Pakistan 15.71 million An 2024 up 12.5% rising
12 Sudan 15.35 million An 2024 down 0.3% flat
13 Ethiopia 13.58 million An 2024 up 44.6% rising
14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.87 million An 2024 down 12.0% rising
15 Chad 12.38 million An 2024 up 84.2% volatile
16 Morocco 11.90 million An 2024 up 13.2% rising
17 Russian Federation 10.75 million An 2024 up 1.5% falling
18 Uzbekistan 10.22 million An 2024 up 25.4% rising
19 Ethiopia PDR 8.16 million An 1992 down 5.1% flat
20 Saudi Arabia 8.05 million An 2024 up 92.1% volatile
21 Spain 7.90 million An 2024 down 20.4% flat
22 Mongolia 7.81 million An 2024 up 33.9% rising
23 Brazil 6.83 million An 2024 up 27.3% rising
24 Kazakhstan 6.53 million An 2024 down 10.4% falling
25 Tajikistan 6.49 million An 2024 up 92.8% volatile
26 Azerbaijan 6.06 million An 2024 up 28.8% rising
27 Yemen 5.99 million An 2024 up 11.3% volatile
28 Turkmenistan 5.93 million An 2024 down 7.9% rising
29 Afghanistan 5.40 million An 2024 down 21.1% rising
30 Romania 5.33 million An 2024 down 18.9% rising
31 Yugoslav SFR 5.20 million An 1991 up 9.1% falling
32 South Africa 4.88 million An 2024 down 24.7% falling
33 Indonesia 4.43 million An 2024 down 5.8% volatile
34 Kenya 3.93 million An 2024 up 40.1% rising
35 Greece 3.85 million An 2024 down 36.2% flat
36 France 3.50 million An 2024 down 41.9% falling
37 Tunisia 3.39 million An 2024 down 7.5% rising
38 Mexico 3.37 million An 2024 up 15.1% rising
39 Burkina Faso 3.09 million An 2024 up 24.2% volatile
40 Kuwait 3.07 million An 2024 up 18.5% volatile
41 Senegal 2.94 million An 2024 up 76.4% volatile
42 Ireland 2.85 million An 2024 up 0.4% rising
43 Kyrgyzstan 2.63 million An 2024 up 14.1% falling
44 Peru 2.59 million An 2024 down 7.2% rising
45 Mauritania 2.52 million An 2024 up 30.9% volatile
46 Somalia 2.44 million An 2024 down 31.3% rising
47 Argentina 2.17 million An 2024 down 31.6% falling
48 Italy 2.03 million An 2024 down 19.3% falling
49 Jordan 1.98 million An 2024 up 11.8% volatile
50 Iraq 1.95 million An 2024 up 6.8% falling
51 Libya 1.93 million An 2024 down 8.8% rising
52 Bahrain 1.58 million An 2024 up 73.6% volatile
53 South Sudan 1.54 million An 2024 down 32.8% falling
54 Cameroon 1.43 million An 2024 down 7.9% rising
55 Serbia 1.42 million An 2024 up 2.6% rising
56 Germany 1.41 million An 2024 down 7.6% rising
57 Egypt 1.37 million An 2024 down 42.0% rising
58 Benin 1.35 million An 2024 up 332.2% volatile
59 Ghana 1.27 million An 2024 up 39.3% rising
60 Oman 1.16 million An 2024 up 21.8% volatile
61 Serbia and Montenegro 1.15 million An 2005 down 38.6% falling
62 Uruguay 1.09 million An 2024 down 27.7% falling
63 Norway 1.08 million An 2024 down 8.5% rising
64 Portugal 1.06 million An 2024 up 19.9% falling
65 Bangladesh 1.05 million An 2024 up 26.5% volatile
66 Albania 998,248 An 2024 down 22.2% rising
67 Guinea 913,387 An 2024 up 56.9% volatile
68 Canada 765,100 An 2024 up 0.5% rising
69 Israel 741,181 An 2024 down 17.7% volatile
70 Namibia 704,883 An 2024 down 0.9% falling
71 Niger 698,713 An 2024 up 25.8% falling
72 Eritrea 676,624 An 2024 up 5.5% rising
73 Bulgaria 658,430 An 2024 down 39.3% volatile
74 Cuba 625,702 An 2024 down 6.3% volatile
75 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 598,000 An 2024 up 5.8% rising
76 Mali 523,877 An 2024 up 56.1% volatile
77 Armenia 490,000 An 2024 up 0.4% rising
78 Chile 467,713 An 2024 down 33.6% falling
79 Croatia 466,300 An 2024 up 1.9% rising
80 Iceland 446,696 An 2024 down 24.8% falling
81 Uganda 445,359 An 2024 up 1.3% rising
82 Togo 445,187 An 2024 down 10.3% volatile
83 Czechoslovakia 420,000 An 1992 down 18.1% rising
84 Ecuador 410,633 An 2024 up 0.7% rising
85 Palestine, State of 398,536 An 2022 up 0.9% rising
86 Qatar 386,835 An 2024 down 52.7% volatile
87 Myanmar 366,667 An 2024 down 60.3% volatile
88 Ukraine 341,600 An 2024 down 47.5% volatile
89 Austria 339,190 An 2024 up 20.0% rising
90 Angola 288,763 An 2024 up 5.5% volatile
91 United Arab Emirates 256,566 An 2024 up 28.9% volatile
92 Nepal 238,688 An 2024 down 20.4% rising
93 Switzerland 225,889 An 2024 up 3.3% rising
94 Belgium-Luxembourg 220,000 An 1999 down 32.9% rising
95 Sweden 218,110 An 2024 down 15.4% rising
96 Djibouti 216,057 An 2024 up 1.3% rising
97 Malawi 198,092 An 2024 up 69.3% volatile
98 Lebanon 178,951 An 2024 down 30.9% falling
99 Central African Republic 171,013 An 2024 up 12.2% volatile
100 Sierra Leone 170,920 An 2024 down 6.3% rising
101 Cyprus 156,600 An 2024 up 3.0% falling
102 Georgia 151,509 An 2024 down 36.1% falling
103 Paraguay 143,572 An 2024 down 22.8% rising
104 Guatemala 135,499 An 2024 up 2.7% falling
105 Guinea-Bissau 123,616 An 2024 up 1.0% volatile
106 Czechia 114,970 An 2024 down 20.4% rising
107 North Macedonia 110,737 An 2024 down 60.5% falling
108 Zimbabwe 98,484 An 2024 up 251.7% falling
109 Haiti 97,998 An 2024 up 75.5% volatile
110 Slovenia 97,050 An 2024 up 0.8% rising
111 Liberia 88,073 An 2024 up 2.3% rising
112 Poland 85,120 An 2024 up 53.2% volatile
113 Hungary 79,310 An 2024 up 22.0% volatile
114 Madagascar 77,874 An 2024 up 9.9% falling
115 Dominican Republic 75,657 An 2024 up 1.6% volatile
116 Belgium 72,020 An 2024 down 41.3% falling
117 Gabon 68,176 An 2024 up 3.7% rising
118 Zambia 66,287 An 2024 up 3.9% volatile
119 Belarus 65,512 An 2024 down 1.7% volatile
120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 63,718 An 2024 down 35.0% flat
121 Botswana 62,395 An 2024 down 40.2% rising
122 Gambia 60,401 An 2024 up 202.0% rising
123 Guyana 56,675 An 2024 up 2.2% rising
124 Faroe Islands 55,910 An 2024 up 11.8% rising
125 Finland 49,970 An 2024 down 9.1% falling
126 Rwanda 48,403 An 2024 down 59.9% rising
127 Congo 45,769 An 2024 up 5.5% volatile
128 Lesotho 43,017 An 2024 up 3.7% volatile
129 Latvia 42,360 An 2024 up 23.6% volatile
130 Mozambique 42,157 An 2024 up 20.6% falling
131 Denmark 41,950 An 2024 down 47.7% rising
132 Lithuania 41,290 An 2024 up 23.6% volatile
133 Burundi 40,038 An 2024 down 56.0% flat
134 Colombia 32,924 An 2024 up 19.9% volatile
135 Malaysia 31,092 An 2024 up 0.2% volatile
136 Slovakia 29,880 An 2024 down 72.6% volatile
137 Montenegro 22,578 An 2024 up 9.7% falling
138 Trinidad and Tobago 21,862 An 2024 up 150.5% volatile
139 Thailand 12,370 An 2024 up 22.6% volatile
140 Estonia 10,890 An 2024 down 59.4% volatile
141 Fiji 10,000 An 2024 up 151.3% volatile
142 Equatorial Guinea 9,791 An 2024 up 5.6% rising
143 Eswatini 9,465 An 2024 up 9.0% falling
144 Philippines 8,967 An 2024 down 0.3% rising
145 Sri Lanka 8,000 An 1990 down 42.9% falling
146 Martinique 7,120 An 2006 down 45.2% rising
147 Japan 6,987 An 2024 up 19.0% volatile
148 Comoros 6,673 An 2024 up 8.9% rising
149 Honduras 6,647 An 2024 up 5.0% rising
150 Belize 6,230 An 2024 up 346.3% volatile
151 Malta 6,110 An 2024 up 7.6% volatile
152 Saint Lucia 5,015 An 2024 down 1.6% rising
153 Grenada 4,415 An 2024 down 16.2% volatile
154 Bhutan 3,200 An 2024 volatile
155 Puerto Rico 3,108 An 2024 up 7.9% rising
156 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,764 An 2024 down 37.1% rising
157 Barbados 2,576 An 2024 down 9.7% volatile
158 El Salvador 2,543 An 2024 up 6.0% rising
159 Bahamas 2,173 An 2024 up 6.3% volatile
160 Papua New Guinea 2,153 An 2024 up 3.4% volatile
161 Guadeloupe 2,150 An 2006 up 141.6% falling
162 Nicaragua 2,058 An 2023 up 2.9% rising
163 Luxembourg 2,000 An 2024 down 20.9% falling
164 Dominica 1,873 An 2024 up 6.8% rising
165 Mauritius 1,609 An 2024 up 268.2% volatile
166 Brunei Darussalam 1,570 An 2024 up 26.0% volatile
167 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,077 An 2024 up 41.7% falling
168 Costa Rica 1,028 An 2024 up 1.8% rising
169 Suriname 936 An 2024 down 12.0% flat
170 Singapore 789 An 2024 down 20.4% volatile
171 Réunion 650 An 2006 down 18.8% volatile
172 Sao Tome and Principe 562 An 2024 down 2.9% rising
173 Republic of Korea 423 An 2024 down 39.9% volatile
174 New Caledonia 373 An 2024 up 16.9% falling
175 Antigua and Barbuda 288 An 2024 down 62.0% falling
176 French Guiana 250 An 2006 down 86.8% rising
177 French Polynesia 201 An 2024 up 0.5% volatile
178 Jamaica 140 An 2024 down 84.3% volatile
179 China, Hong Kong SAR 14 An 2024 up 16.7% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,899 data points, 1961–2024
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Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.