Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) was 288 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Antigua and Barbuda is 288 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 102.8% on the previous year and down 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 3,000 An in 1987 and was at its lowest, 142 An, in 2023.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 229th of 234 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 (Meat) in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,500 An | — |
| 1962 | 1,600 An | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 1,500 An | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 1,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,450 An | -3.3% |
| 1966 | 1,700 An | +17.2% |
| 1967 | 1,800 An | +5.9% |
| 1968 | 1,850 An | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 1,900 An | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 2,000 An | +5.3% |
| 1971 | 2,100 An | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 2,200 An | +4.8% |
| 1973 | 2,400 An | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 2,500 An | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 2,500 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 2,300 An | -8.0% |
| 1977 | 2,300 An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2,200 An | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 2,400 An | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 2,700 An | +12.5% |
| 1981 | 2,700 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2,750 An | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 2,800 An | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 2,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 2,900 An | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 2,900 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3,000 An | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 2,800 An | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 2,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 2,800 An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2,370 An | -15.4% |
| 1992 | 2,292 An | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 2,210 An | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 2,124 An | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 2,035 An | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 1,942 An | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 1,847 An | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 1,750 An | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 1,652 An | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 1,200 An | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 1,452 An | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 1,356 An | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 1,271 An | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 1,239 An | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 1,196 An | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 1,119 An | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 1,064 An | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1,010 An | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 958 An | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1,197 An | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 1,086 An | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 1,018 An | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 855 An | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 757 An | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 628 An | -17.0% |
| 2016 | 526 An | -16.2% |
| 2017 | 429 An | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 232 An | -45.9% |
| 2019 | 249 An | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 274 An | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 241 An | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 228 An | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 142 An | -37.7% |
| 2024 | 288 An | +102.8% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 288 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 187,355 An, 0% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 288 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,647 An, 4% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Antigua and Barbuda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +102.8% | 142 An | 288 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,644 An | 1,450 An | 1,900 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,290 An | 2,000 An | 2,500 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,815 An | 2,700 An | 3,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,102 An | 1,652 An | 2,800 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,186 An | 958 An | 1,452 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 697.7 An | 232 An | 1,197 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 234.6 An | 142 An | 288 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 227 Republic of Korea 423 An compare
- 228 New Caledonia 373 An compare
- 230 French Guiana 250 An compare
- 231 French Polynesia 201 An compare
- 231 Polynesia 201 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0531 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0955 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2764 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.543 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Antigua and Barbuda was 288 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 Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 3,000 An in 1987.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 142 An in 2023.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 229th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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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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.