Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered (Meat) was 7.81 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 7.81 million An for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
That represents a change of down 26.5% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Mongolia peaked at 12.51 million An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.30 million An, in 1961.
That places Mongolia 29th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.30 million An | — |
| 1962 | 2.60 million An | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 2.75 million An | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 2.50 million An | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 2.60 million An | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 2.60 million An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 2.80 million An | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 3.00 million An | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 3.30 million An | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 3.50 million An | +6.1% |
| 1971 | 3.40 million An | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 3.58 million An | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 3.60 million An | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 4.20 million An | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 5.00 million An | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 4.30 million An | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 3.80 million An | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 4.60 million An | +21.1% |
| 1979 | 4.50 million An | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 4.60 million An | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 5.20 million An | +13.0% |
| 1982 | 5.50 million An | +5.8% |
| 1983 | 5.10 million An | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 5.20 million An | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 4.80 million An | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 5.10 million An | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 4.82 million An | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 5.02 million An | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 5.44 million An | +8.2% |
| 1990 | 5.30 million An | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 6.17 million An | +16.5% |
| 1992 | 5.26 million An | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 4.85 million An | -7.9% |
| 1994 | 4.64 million An | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 4.63 million An | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.74 million An | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.06 million An | -14.4% |
| 1998 | 4.22 million An | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 4.40 million An | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 4.31 million An | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 3.92 million An | -9.0% |
| 2002 | 3.74 million An | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 3.10 million An | -17.0% |
| 2004 | 3.20 million An | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.92 million An | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 2.90 million An | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.56 million An | +23.0% |
| 2008 | 4.08 million An | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 4.95 million An | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 4.33 million An | -12.7% |
| 2011 | 4.42 million An | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.61 million An | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 4.86 million An | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 5.83 million An | +19.9% |
| 2015 | 6.41 million An | +9.9% |
| 2016 | 7.16 million An | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 7.09 million An | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8.73 million An | +23.1% |
| 2019 | 9.65 million An | +10.6% |
| 2020 | 12.51 million An | +29.6% |
| 2021 | 8.30 million An | -33.7% |
| 2022 | 10.53 million An | +26.9% |
| 2023 | 10.62 million An | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 7.81 million An | -26.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 7.81 million An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 135,499 An, 57.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 7.81 million An is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,185 An, 697.9× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.72 million An | 2.30 million An | 3.30 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.05 million An | 3.40 million An | 5.00 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.08 million An | 4.60 million An | 5.50 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.83 million An | 4.06 million An | 6.17 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.67 million An | 2.90 million An | 4.95 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.21 million An | 3.61 million An | 9.65 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.95 million An | 7.81 million An | 12.51 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 26 Ethiopia PDR 8.16 million An compare
- 27 Saudi Arabia 8.05 million An compare
- 28 Spain 7.90 million An compare
- 30 Brazil 6.83 million An compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 6.53 million An compare
- 31 Kazakhstan 6.53 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.69 % 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 0.2748 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3236 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0044 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 31.07 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Mongolia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Mongolia was 7.81 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.51 million An in 2020.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.30 million An in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Mongolia ranks 29th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.