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

Türkiye: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 22.57 million An in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
22.57 million An
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
3rd
of 16 countries
All-time high
26.34 million An
in 1975
All-time low
5.49 million An
in 1995
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 22.57 million An for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 88.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Türkiye peaked at 26.34 million An in 1975 and was at its lowest, 5.49 million An, in 1995.

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 Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Türkiye, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 19.10 million An
1962 18.30 million An -4.2%
1963 18.50 million An +1.1%
1964 18.10 million An -2.2%
1965 18.50 million An +2.2%
1966 19.30 million An +4.3%
1967 18.70 million An -3.1%
1968 18.80 million An +0.5%
1969 20.70 million An +10.1%
1970 21.00 million An +1.4%
1971 21.80 million An +3.8%
1972 21.60 million An -0.9%
1973 22.00 million An +1.9%
1974 23.75 million An +8.0%
1975 26.34 million An +10.9%
1976 24.63 million An -6.5%
1977 25.60 million An +3.9%
1978 25.90 million An +1.2%
1979 17.32 million An -33.1%
1980 18.72 million An +8.1%
1981 22.81 million An +21.9%
1982 23.20 million An +1.7%
1983 24.00 million An +3.4%
1984 24.16 million An +0.7%
1985 24.30 million An +0.6%
1986 24.30 million An +0.0%
1987 24.10 million An -0.8%
1988 19.70 million An -18.3%
1989 19.55 million An -0.8%
1990 19.36 million An -1.0%
1991 7.93 million An -59.1%
1992 7.48 million An -5.7%
1993 6.87 million An -8.2%
1994 7.65 million An +11.4%
1995 5.49 million An -28.2%
1996 5.54 million An +0.8%
1997 6.49 million An +17.2%
1998 7.90 million An +21.7%
1999 7.10 million An -10.1%
2000 6.11 million An -14.0%
2001 12.45 million An +103.7%
2002 11.76 million An -5.6%
2003 11.05 million An -6.0%
2004 10.73 million An -3.0%
2005 10.73 million An +0.1%
2006 10.70 million An -0.3%
2007 10.79 million An +0.8%
2008 10.83 million An +0.3%
2009 10.48 million An -3.2%
2010 9.69 million An -7.5%
2011 10.70 million An +10.4%
2012 10.76 million An +0.5%
2013 11.19 million An +4.1%
2014 11.99 million An +7.1%
2015 12.81 million An +6.8%
2016 13.28 million An +3.7%
2017 13.24 million An -0.2%
2018 14.13 million An +6.7%
2019 14.55 million An +2.9%
2020 15.80 million An +8.6%
2021 17.13 million An +8.4%
2022 21.56 million An +25.9%
2023 25.44 million An +18.0%
2024 22.57 million An -11.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 18.89 million An 18.10 million An 20.70 million An 9
1970s 22.99 million An 17.32 million An 26.34 million An 10
1980s 22.48 million An 18.72 million An 24.30 million An 10
1990s 8.18 million An 5.49 million An 19.36 million An 10
2000s 10.56 million An 6.11 million An 12.45 million An 10
2010s 12.23 million An 9.69 million An 14.55 million An 10
2020s 20.50 million An 15.80 million An 25.44 million An 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 China 199.56 million An compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 199.56 million An compare
  3. 3 India 89.84 million An compare
  4. 4 Australia and New Zealand 60.44 million An compare
  5. 5 USSR 57.69 million An compare
  6. 6 Australia 38.17 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Türkiye?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Türkiye was 22.57 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 Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 26.34 million An in 1975.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 5.49 million An in 1995.
How does Türkiye rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 16 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 88.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Türkiye 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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