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,...

Countries reporting
234
Highest
2.64 million t
China
Lowest
0.27 t
China, Hong Kong SAR
Median
4,928 t
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,986

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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About this data

Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
264 places, 14,986 data points, 1961–2024
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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.