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

Oceania: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 60.45 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
60.45 million An
Change on year
up 8.4%
Rank
8th
of 29 groups
All-time high
89.31 million An
in 1972
All-time low
46.88 million An
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M196119922024

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 Oceania stood at 60.45 million An.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Oceania peaked at 89.31 million An in 1972 and was at its lowest, 46.88 million An, in 2011.

That places Oceania 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 in Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Oceania, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 59.87 million An
1962 62.81 million An +4.9%
1963 62.34 million An -0.7%
1964 63.40 million An +1.7%
1965 63.38 million An -0.0%
1966 63.83 million An +0.7%
1967 64.25 million An +0.7%
1968 73.71 million An +14.7%
1969 72.29 million An -1.9%
1970 78.67 million An +8.8%
1971 81.70 million An +3.8%
1972 89.31 million An +9.3%
1973 78.14 million An -12.5%
1974 57.02 million An -27.0%
1975 61.23 million An +7.4%
1976 65.40 million An +6.8%
1977 63.93 million An -2.2%
1978 63.21 million An -1.1%
1979 60.25 million An -4.7%
1980 66.60 million An +10.5%
1981 73.35 million An +10.1%
1982 69.34 million An -5.5%
1983 75.21 million An +8.5%
1984 69.09 million An -8.1%
1985 78.72 million An +14.0%
1986 73.44 million An -6.7%
1987 74.66 million An +1.7%
1988 72.30 million An -3.2%
1989 70.38 million An -2.7%
1990 66.96 million An -4.9%
1991 67.80 million An +1.3%
1992 71.69 million An +5.7%
1993 62.61 million An -12.7%
1994 64.75 million An +3.4%
1995 66.12 million An +2.1%
1996 59.67 million An -9.8%
1997 60.82 million An +1.9%
1998 63.84 million An +5.0%
1999 60.80 million An -4.8%
2000 64.01 million An +5.3%
2001 67.37 million An +5.3%
2002 61.02 million An -9.4%
2003 61.14 million An +0.2%
2004 55.21 million An -9.7%
2005 57.60 million An +4.3%
2006 60.22 million An +4.5%
2007 65.66 million An +9.0%
2008 65.00 million An -1.0%
2009 58.31 million An -10.3%
2010 51.00 million An -12.5%
2011 46.88 million An -8.1%
2012 48.14 million An +2.7%
2013 55.46 million An +15.2%
2014 57.33 million An +3.4%
2015 57.24 million An -0.2%
2016 56.04 million An -2.1%
2017 51.84 million An -7.5%
2018 55.79 million An +7.6%
2019 53.18 million An -4.7%
2020 49.50 million An -6.9%
2021 48.43 million An -2.1%
2022 49.30 million An +1.8%
2023 55.78 million An +13.1%
2024 60.45 million An +8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 65.10 million An 59.87 million An 73.71 million An 9
1970s 69.89 million An 57.02 million An 89.31 million An 10
1980s 72.31 million An 66.60 million An 78.72 million An 10
1990s 64.51 million An 59.67 million An 71.69 million An 10
2000s 61.55 million An 55.21 million An 67.37 million An 10
2010s 53.29 million An 46.88 million An 57.33 million An 10
2020s 52.69 million An 48.43 million An 60.45 million An 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 5 USSR 57.69 million An compare
  2. 6 Australia 38.17 million An compare
  3. 7 New Zealand 22.26 million An compare
  4. 8 Nigeria 19.69 million An compare
  5. 9 Sudan (former) 19.29 million An compare
  6. 10 Algeria 18.75 million An compare
  7. 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 285,359 An compare
  8. 11 Pakistan 15.71 million An compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Oceania?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Oceania was 60.45 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 Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 89.31 million An in 1972.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 46.88 million An in 2011.
How does Oceania rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Oceania ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Oceania 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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