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

Western Asia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 58.91 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
58.91 million An
Change on year
down 9.1%
Rank
10th
of 29 groups
All-time high
64.79 million An
in 2023
All-time low
22.60 million An
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M60.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Asia is 58.91 million An, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 9.1% on the previous year and up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Asia peaked at 64.79 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.60 million An, in 1991.

Western Asia ranks 10th of 29 groups 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 in Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 26.93 million An
1962 26.57 million An -1.4%
1963 26.86 million An +1.1%
1964 26.72 million An -0.5%
1965 27.39 million An +2.5%
1966 28.13 million An +2.7%
1967 27.35 million An -2.8%
1968 27.53 million An +0.7%
1969 29.35 million An +6.6%
1970 29.94 million An +2.0%
1971 31.07 million An +3.8%
1972 30.32 million An -2.4%
1973 30.56 million An +0.8%
1974 32.12 million An +5.1%
1975 34.52 million An +7.5%
1976 32.61 million An -5.5%
1977 35.17 million An +7.8%
1978 36.30 million An +3.2%
1979 29.50 million An -18.7%
1980 31.92 million An +8.2%
1981 36.87 million An +15.5%
1982 38.10 million An +3.3%
1983 39.77 million An +4.4%
1984 40.72 million An +2.4%
1985 40.20 million An -1.3%
1986 41.30 million An +2.7%
1987 41.51 million An +0.5%
1988 38.67 million An -6.9%
1989 38.70 million An +0.1%
1990 37.88 million An -2.1%
1991 22.60 million An -40.3%
1992 25.08 million An +11.0%
1993 25.20 million An +0.5%
1994 26.93 million An +6.9%
1995 25.48 million An -5.4%
1996 25.45 million An -0.1%
1997 26.50 million An +4.1%
1998 28.22 million An +6.5%
1999 27.85 million An -1.3%
2000 27.24 million An -2.2%
2001 33.61 million An +23.4%
2002 33.10 million An -1.5%
2003 33.50 million An +1.2%
2004 32.95 million An -1.6%
2005 34.14 million An +3.6%
2006 34.26 million An +0.4%
2007 35.97 million An +5.0%
2008 35.67 million An -0.8%
2009 37.08 million An +4.0%
2010 36.45 million An -1.7%
2011 39.03 million An +7.1%
2012 40.30 million An +3.3%
2013 41.26 million An +2.4%
2014 41.85 million An +1.4%
2015 42.08 million An +0.5%
2016 43.08 million An +2.4%
2017 44.01 million An +2.2%
2018 45.00 million An +2.2%
2019 47.60 million An +5.8%
2020 51.72 million An +8.7%
2021 54.15 million An +4.7%
2022 56.83 million An +4.9%
2023 64.79 million An +14.0%
2024 58.91 million An -9.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 27.43 million An 26.57 million An 29.35 million An 9
1970s 32.21 million An 29.50 million An 36.30 million An 10
1980s 38.78 million An 31.92 million An 41.51 million An 10
1990s 27.12 million An 22.60 million An 37.88 million An 10
2000s 33.75 million An 27.24 million An 37.08 million An 10
2010s 42.06 million An 36.45 million An 47.60 million An 10
2020s 57.28 million An 51.72 million An 64.79 million An 5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 7 New Zealand 22.26 million An compare
  2. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 2.48 million An compare
  3. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1.39 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
  9. 11 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 187,708 An compare
  10. 12 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 67,503 An compare
  11. 12 Sudan 15.35 million An compare
  12. 13 Ethiopia 13.58 million An compare
  13. 13 Republic of Moldova 51,619 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Asia?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Asia was 58.91 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 Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 64.79 million An in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 22.60 million An in 1991.
How does Western Asia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered?
Western Asia ranks 10th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western Asia 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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