Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Guyana
Guyana: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) was 56,675 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Guyana, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Guyana recorded 56,675 An for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Guyana peaked at 56,675 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19,000 An, in 1961.
Guyana ranks 158th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 19,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 24,000 An | +26.3% |
| 1963 | 25,000 An | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 31,700 An | +26.8% |
| 1965 | 34,600 An | +9.1% |
| 1966 | 34,800 An | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 33,060 An | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 40,000 An | +21.0% |
| 1969 | 39,080 An | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 39,400 An | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 39,600 An | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 40,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 40,800 An | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 40,000 An | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 41,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 42,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 43,000 An | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 44,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 45,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 46,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 47,000 An | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 48,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 49,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 49,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 50,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 50,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 51,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 51,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 51,500 An | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 52,000 An | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 52,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 55,000 An | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 55,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 55,100 An | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 55,000 An | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 55,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56,000 An | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 56,000 An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55,467 An | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 55,326 An | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 55,417 An | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 55,577 An | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 55,740 An | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 55,895 An | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 56,054 An | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 56,212 An | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 56,356 An | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 56,515 An | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 56,675 An | +0.3% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 56,675 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 187,355 An, 30% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 56,675 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6,647 An, 8.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Guyana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +26.8% | 25,000 An | 31,700 An |
| 1962 | +26.3% | 19,000 An | 24,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 31,249 An | 19,000 An | 40,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 41,480 An | 39,400 An | 45,000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,100 An | 46,000 An | 51,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 51,950 An | 51,500 An | 52,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 52,910 An | 52,000 An | 55,100 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,542 An | 55,000 An | 56,000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,362 An | 56,054 An | 56,675 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0667 % 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 0.5382 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0287 % 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 1.25 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 2,507 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5708 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Guyana?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Guyana was 56,675 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 56,675 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,000 An in 1961.
- How does Guyana rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Guyana ranks 158th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.