Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) was 17.51 million An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Eastern Europe, 1961–2024
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 Eastern Europe stood at 17.51 million An.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Europe peaked at 87.80 million An in 1963 and was at its lowest, 12.60 million An, in 2002.
Eastern Europe ranks 21st of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 77.50 million An | — |
| 1962 | 82.28 million An | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 87.80 million An | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 86.40 million An | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 79.49 million An | -8.0% |
| 1966 | 81.56 million An | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 79.13 million An | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 75.28 million An | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 73.55 million An | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 73.50 million An | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 71.37 million An | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 69.30 million An | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 69.71 million An | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 71.92 million An | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 75.86 million An | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 65.53 million An | -13.6% |
| 1977 | 65.27 million An | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 66.29 million An | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 66.49 million An | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 65.23 million An | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 64.64 million An | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 66.25 million An | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 66.61 million An | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 70.77 million An | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 68.34 million An | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 72.28 million An | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 71.78 million An | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 74.38 million An | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 77.10 million An | +3.7% |
| 1990 | 77.86 million An | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 72.32 million An | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 36.69 million An | -49.3% |
| 1993 | 37.11 million An | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 31.38 million An | -15.4% |
| 1995 | 27.36 million An | -12.8% |
| 1996 | 25.44 million An | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 21.85 million An | -14.1% |
| 1998 | 19.69 million An | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 16.52 million An | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 15.21 million An | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 13.26 million An | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 12.60 million An | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 14.57 million An | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 14.07 million An | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 14.65 million An | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 14.93 million An | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 15.86 million An | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 16.67 million An | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 17.81 million An | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 17.69 million An | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 17.64 million An | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 18.30 million An | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 18.61 million An | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 19.47 million An | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 19.16 million An | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 20.33 million An | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 19.50 million An | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 18.29 million An | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 18.10 million An | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 17.75 million An | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 17.73 million An | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.80 million An | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.86 million An | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 17.51 million An | -2.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Eastern Europe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -49.3% | 72.32 million An | 36.69 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.33 million An | 73.55 million An | 87.80 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 69.53 million An | 65.27 million An | 75.86 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 69.74 million An | 64.64 million An | 77.10 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.62 million An | 16.52 million An | 77.86 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.96 million An | 12.60 million An | 17.81 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.71 million An | 17.64 million An | 20.33 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.73 million An | 17.51 million An | 17.86 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 18 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.87 million An compare
- 19 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 12.38 million An compare
- 20 Chad 12.38 million An compare
- 21 Morocco 11.90 million An compare
- 22 Russian Federation 10.75 million An compare
- 22 Russia 10.75 million An compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 10.22 million An compare
- 24 Uzbekistan 10.22 million An compare
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- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cabbages — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 0.3105 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 4.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -3.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Europe?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Europe was 17.51 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 Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 87.80 million An in 1963.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.60 million An in 2002.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Eastern Europe ranks 21st out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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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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.