Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production by country
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,...
What the numbers show
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 2.64 million t in China; the lowest is 0.27 t in China, Hong Kong SAR.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,928 t, and the mean is 92,304 t.
Over the past decade 150 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 353.6%), and the largest decrease in French Guiana (down 87.0%).
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2.64 million t | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 1 | China | 2.64 million t | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 3 | China, mainland | 2.64 million t | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.38 million t | 2024 | up 14.0% | flat |
| 5 | India | 1.29 million t | 2024 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Australia | 927,230 t | 2024 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 7 | USSR | 885,000 t | 1991 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 8 | Turkey | 509,539 t | 2024 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 509,539 t | 2024 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 449,606 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 11 | Algeria | 363,929 t | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Sudan (former) | 330,000 t | 2011 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 272,421 t | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 266,110 t | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Uzbekistan | 266,110 t | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 265,500 t | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 17 | Chad | 258,922 t | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Pakistan | 256,036 t | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 19 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 236,074 t | 2024 | down 14.5% | rising |
| 20 | Syria | 194,855 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 20 | Syrian Arab Republic | 194,855 t | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 22 | Russia | 188,214 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 22 | Russian Federation | 188,214 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 24 | South Africa | 168,000 t | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 166,976 t | 2024 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Nigeria | 162,751 t | 2024 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 136,081 t | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 136,081 t | 2024 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 29 | Mongolia | 133,288 t | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 132,698 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 30 | Kazakhstan | 132,698 t | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 32 | Morocco | 129,000 t | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 33 | Turkmenistan | 123,921 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 34 | Brazil | 109,300 t | 2024 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 35 | Spain | 98,530 t | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 89,548 t | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 89,548 t | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 84,750 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 38 | Afghanistan | 84,750 t | 2024 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 84,101 t | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 84,101 t | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 42 | Ethiopia PDR | 81,600 t | 1992 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 78,400 t | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 43 | Kyrgyzstan | 78,400 t | 2024 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 45 | Yemen | 70,114 t | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Yemen | 70,114 t | 2024 | up 16.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Mexico | 69,327 t | 2024 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 48 | France | 67,960 t | 2024 | down 38.3% | falling |
| 49 | Ireland | 62,970 t | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 50 | Yugoslav SFR | 56,850 t | 1991 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 51 | Kenya | 56,528 t | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 52 | Egypt | 55,000 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 52 | Egypt | 55,000 t | 2024 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 54 | Tunisia | 54,641 t | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 55 | United Republic of Tanzania | 54,500 t | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 51,690 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 57 | Kuwait | 50,246 t | 2024 | up 14.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Iraq | 47,339 t | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 59 | Mauritania | 45,723 t | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Mauritania | 45,723 t | 2024 | up 58.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Indonesia | 43,221 t | 2024 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Senegal | 43,013 t | 2024 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Greece | 42,720 t | 2024 | down 36.6% | rising |
| 64 | Argentina | 37,444 t | 2024 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Oman | 34,581 t | 2024 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 33,714 t | 2024 | up 164.7% | rising |
| 67 | Peru | 33,625 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 68 | Somalia | 31,051 t | 2024 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 69 | Israel | 30,543 t | 2024 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Libya | 28,924 t | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 71 | Serbia | 28,910 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 71 | Serbia | 28,910 t | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 73 | Germany | 28,870 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 74 | Bahrain | 28,452 t | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Bahrain | 28,452 t | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Ghana | 27,722 t | 2024 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Jordan | 24,896 t | 2024 | up 65.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Italy | 23,780 t | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 79 | Burkina Faso | 23,654 t | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Norway | 21,598 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 81 | Serbia and Montenegro | 21,205 t | 2005 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 82 | Uruguay | 19,994 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 83 | Niger | 18,542 t | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 84 | Canada | 17,138 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 85 | Cameroon | 16,455 t | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 86 | Caribbean | 16,450 t | 2024 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15,991 t | 2024 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 87 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15,991 t | 2024 | up 97.0% | rising |
| 89 | Guinea | 15,016 t | 2024 | up 96.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Albania | 14,834 t | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 91 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 14,480 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 92 | Portugal | 13,860 t | 2024 | up 35.6% | falling |
| 93 | Benin | 13,653 t | 2024 | up 336.1% | volatile |
| 94 | South Sudan | 13,086 t | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 94 | South Sudan | 13,086 t | 2024 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 96 | Cuba | 12,870 t | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 97 | Togo | 11,316 t | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Armenia | 11,092 t | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 98 | Armenia | 11,092 t | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 100 | Namibia | 10,217 t | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 101 | Palestine | 10,011 t | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 102 | Mali | 9,182 t | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Bulgaria | 8,350 t | 2024 | down 21.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Iceland | 7,966 t | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 105 | Czechoslovakia | 7,792 t | 1992 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 106 | Chile | 7,736 t | 2024 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 107 | Austria | 6,900 t | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 108 | Eritrea | 6,790 t | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 108 | Eritrea | 6,790 t | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 6,323 t | 2024 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Ukraine | 6,150 t | 2024 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Qatar | 5,803 t | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Ecuador | 5,779 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 114 | Croatia | 5,710 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 114 | Croatia | 5,710 t | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 116 | Lebanon | 5,129 t | 2024 | down 33.5% | falling |
| 117 | Switzerland | 4,932 t | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 118 | Zimbabwe | 4,924 t | 2024 | up 124.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Uganda | 4,740 t | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 120 | Angola | 4,651 t | 2024 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Sweden | 4,580 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 122 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 4,500 t | 1999 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 123 | United Arab Emirates | 4,438 t | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Georgia | 4,400 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 3,418 t | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 125 | North Macedonia | 3,418 t | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 127 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 3,208 t | 2024 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 128 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,851 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 129 | Czechia | 2,820 t | 2024 | down 13.4% | rising |
| 130 | Nepal | 2,762 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 131 | Central African Republic | 2,614 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Rwanda | 2,420 t | 2024 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Cyprus | 2,330 t | 2024 | down 25.5% | falling |
| 134 | Djibouti | 2,256 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 135 | Myanmar | 2,200 t | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Paraguay | 2,125 t | 2024 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 137 | Malawi | 2,087 t | 2024 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Guatemala | 2,033 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 139 | Haiti | 2,011 t | 2024 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | 1,880 t | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 141 | Belgium | 1,590 t | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 142 | Malaysia | 1,555 t | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Poland | 1,500 t | 2024 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 144 | Hungary | 1,470 t | 2024 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Madagascar | 1,426 t | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 145 | Madagascar | 1,426 t | 2024 | up 11.8% | falling |
| 147 | Slovenia | 1,390 t | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 148 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,236 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,081 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | flat |
| 150 | Finland | 1,050 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 151 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,013 t | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 152 | Dominican Republic | 928.96 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 153 | Zambia | 928.06 t | 2024 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 154 | Belarus | 900 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Belarus | 900 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Liberia | 880.82 t | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 157 | Botswana | 873.53 t | 2024 | down 40.2% | rising |
| 158 | Lithuania | 840 t | 2024 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 159 | Gabon | 833.4 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 160 | Montenegro | 826.52 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 161 | Denmark | 810 t | 2024 | down 51.3% | rising |
| 162 | Latvia | 760 t | 2024 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Gambia | 753.93 t | 2024 | up 242.7% | rising |
| 163 | Gambia | 753.93 t | 2024 | up 242.7% | rising |
| 165 | Republic of Moldova | 705 t | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 166 | Melanesia | 691.43 t | 2024 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Fiji | 653.5 t | 2024 | up 228.4% | volatile |
| 167 | Fiji | 653.5 t | 2024 | up 228.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Faroe Islands | 631.46 t | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 170 | Mozambique | 598 t | 2024 | up 44.6% | falling |
| 170 | Mozambique | 598 t | 2024 | up 44.6% | falling |
| 172 | Guyana | 566.8 t | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 173 | Colombia | 532.69 t | 2024 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 174 | Burundi | 480.45 t | 2024 | down 56.0% | flat |
| 175 | Congo | 457.74 t | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 175 | Congo | 457.74 t | 2024 | up 5.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Lesotho | 430.13 t | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Lesotho | 430.13 t | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 179 | Slovakia | 430 t | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Slovakia | 430 t | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Japan | 225.87 t | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Estonia | 220 t | 2024 | down 54.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Eswatini | 170.37 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 183 | Eswatini | 170.37 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 185 | Sri Lanka | 160 t | 1990 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 185 | Malta | 160 t | 2024 | up 69.1% | volatile |
| 187 | Grenada | 159.61 t | 2024 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Thailand | 147.18 t | 2024 | up 8.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Trinidad and Tobago | 139 t | 2024 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 190 | Belize | 127 t | 2024 | up 345.9% | volatile |
| 191 | Philippines | 116.57 t | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 192 | Equatorial Guinea | 107.71 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 192 | Equatorial Guinea | 107.71 t | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 194 | Honduras | 101.69 t | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 195 | Saint Lucia | 101.08 t | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 195 | Saint Lucia | 101.08 t | 2024 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 197 | Comoros | 100.1 t | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 197 | Comoros | 100.1 t | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 199 | Barbados | 90.24 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 200 | Cape Verde | 88.5 t | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 200 | Cabo Verde | 88.5 t | 2024 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 202 | Martinique | 77 t | 2006 | down 69.2% | rising |
| 203 | Timor-Leste | 50 t | 2024 | down 54.7% | volatile |
| 204 | Brunei | 40.84 t | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Brunei Darussalam | 40.84 t | 2024 | up 82.2% | volatile |
| 206 | Luxembourg | 40 t | 2024 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 207 | El Salvador | 38.14 t | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 208 | Mauritius | 37.97 t | 2024 | up 353.6% | volatile |
| 209 | Puerto Rico | 37.33 t | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 210 | Guadeloupe | 36 t | 2006 | up 140.0% | falling |
| 211 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33 t | 2024 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 211 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33 t | 2024 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 213 | Papua New Guinea | 32.3 t | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 214 | Bahamas | 30.43 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 214 | Bahamas | 30.43 t | 2024 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 216 | Dominica | 26.69 t | 2024 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 217 | Nicaragua | 24.7 t | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 218 | Singapore | 21.34 t | 2024 | down 20.3% | volatile |
| 219 | Bhutan | 19.29 t | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 220 | Costa Rica | 15.76 t | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 221 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.08 t | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 221 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 13.08 t | 2024 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 223 | Suriname | 12.45 t | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 224 | Réunion | 8 t | 2006 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 225 | New Caledonia | 5.63 t | 2024 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 226 | Republic of Korea | 5.3 t | 2024 | down 46.2% | volatile |
| 227 | Jamaica | 5 t | 2024 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 228 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.58 t | 2024 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 229 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.47 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 229 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.47 t | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 231 | French Polynesia | 3.01 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 231 | Polynesia | 3.01 t | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 233 | French Guiana | 3 t | 2006 | down 87.0% | rising |
| 234 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 0.27 t | 2024 | up 17.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 11.54 million t
- Asia 6.67 million t
- Eastern Asia 2.78 million t
- Africa 2.08 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 1.94 million t
- Southern Asia 1.88 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 1.84 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1.53 million t
- Oceania 1.38 million t
- Western Asia 1.28 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 1.15 million t
- Europe 989,146 t
- Northern Africa 903,915 t
- Central Asia 690,677 t
- European Union (27) 445,810 t
- Americas 422,296 t
- Western Africa 391,403 t
- Northern Europe 366,925 t
- Eastern Africa 318,033 t
- Middle Africa 286,895 t
- Eastern Europe 262,229 t
- South America 254,037 t
- Southern Europe 235,220 t
- Southern Africa 179,691 t
- Western Europe 124,772 t
- Northern America 80,142 t
- Central America 71,667 t
- United States of America 63,004 t
- South-eastern Asia 47,352 t
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 19,388 t
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.