Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Americas

Americas: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 22.82 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
22.82 million An
Change on year
down 1.4%
Rank
16th
of 29 groups
All-time high
40.03 million An
in 1961
All-time low
21.23 million An
in 2017
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Americas, 1961–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Americas stood at 22.82 million An.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Americas peaked at 40.03 million An in 1961 and was at its lowest, 21.23 million An, in 2017.

Americas ranks 16th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Americas, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Americas, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 40.03 million An
1962 40.00 million An -0.1%
1963 37.82 million An -5.4%
1964 35.34 million An -6.6%
1965 36.22 million An +2.5%
1966 37.57 million An +3.7%
1967 37.95 million An +1.0%
1968 38.55 million An +1.6%
1969 35.80 million An -7.1%
1970 36.62 million An +2.3%
1971 36.28 million An -0.9%
1972 31.84 million An -12.2%
1973 30.49 million An -4.2%
1974 30.07 million An -1.4%
1975 29.86 million An -0.7%
1976 28.47 million An -4.7%
1977 27.52 million An -3.3%
1978 25.53 million An -7.2%
1979 24.99 million An -2.1%
1980 24.45 million An -2.2%
1981 26.66 million An +9.1%
1982 27.28 million An +2.3%
1983 26.78 million An -1.8%
1984 26.16 million An -2.3%
1985 26.33 million An +0.6%
1986 26.09 million An -0.9%
1987 26.30 million An +0.8%
1988 26.50 million An +0.7%
1989 27.16 million An +2.5%
1990 28.51 million An +5.0%
1991 27.60 million An -3.2%
1992 27.71 million An +0.4%
1993 28.31 million An +2.2%
1994 27.87 million An -1.6%
1995 25.67 million An -7.9%
1996 25.23 million An -1.7%
1997 24.92 million An -1.2%
1998 24.53 million An -1.6%
1999 25.38 million An +3.5%
2000 25.47 million An +0.3%
2001 25.65 million An +0.7%
2002 24.24 million An -5.5%
2003 24.14 million An -0.4%
2004 23.80 million An -1.4%
2005 24.28 million An +2.0%
2006 24.04 million An -1.0%
2007 23.60 million An -1.8%
2008 23.95 million An +1.5%
2009 24.83 million An +3.7%
2010 23.90 million An -3.7%
2011 23.59 million An -1.3%
2012 23.07 million An -2.2%
2013 22.93 million An -0.6%
2014 23.07 million An +0.6%
2015 21.97 million An -4.7%
2016 21.60 million An -1.7%
2017 21.23 million An -1.7%
2018 21.69 million An +2.2%
2019 22.39 million An +3.2%
2020 22.83 million An +2.0%
2021 22.91 million An +0.3%
2022 22.93 million An +0.1%
2023 23.15 million An +1.0%
2024 22.82 million An -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37.70 million An 35.34 million An 40.03 million An 9
1970s 30.17 million An 24.99 million An 36.62 million An 10
1980s 26.37 million An 24.45 million An 27.28 million An 10
1990s 26.57 million An 24.53 million An 28.51 million An 10
2000s 24.40 million An 23.60 million An 25.65 million An 10
2010s 22.54 million An 21.23 million An 23.90 million An 10
2020s 22.93 million An 22.82 million An 23.15 million An 5

Countries ranked near Americas

  1. 13 Ethiopia 13.58 million An compare
  2. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.87 million An compare
  3. 15 Chad 12.38 million An compare
  4. 15 Timor-Leste 4,500 An compare
  5. 16 Morocco 11.90 million An compare
  6. 17 Russian Federation 10.75 million An compare
  7. 18 Uzbekistan 10.22 million An compare
  8. 19 Ethiopia PDR 8.16 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Americas?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Americas was 22.82 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Americas?
The highest recorded value was 40.03 million An in 1961.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Americas?
The lowest recorded value was 21.23 million An in 2017.
How does Americas rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Americas ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Americas?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Americas data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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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