Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 1.84 million t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.84 million t
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
6th
of 29 groups
All-time high
1.84 million t
in 2024
All-time low
324,090 t
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 1.84 million t for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 1.84 million t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 324,090 t, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 324,090 t
1962 332,678 t +2.6%
1963 342,655 t +3.0%
1964 352,502 t +2.9%
1965 361,819 t +2.6%
1966 371,267 t +2.6%
1967 385,365 t +3.8%
1968 400,573 t +3.9%
1969 401,699 t +0.3%
1970 405,686 t +1.0%
1971 403,178 t -0.6%
1972 387,569 t -3.9%
1973 394,265 t +1.7%
1974 396,977 t +0.7%
1975 427,047 t +7.6%
1976 464,899 t +8.9%
1977 500,902 t +7.7%
1978 517,457 t +3.3%
1979 536,970 t +3.8%
1980 562,300 t +4.7%
1981 580,673 t +3.3%
1982 562,525 t -3.1%
1983 553,922 t -1.5%
1984 545,606 t -1.5%
1985 546,740 t +0.2%
1986 530,281 t -3.0%
1987 542,613 t +2.3%
1988 573,244 t +5.6%
1989 603,168 t +5.2%
1990 618,236 t +2.5%
1991 610,961 t -1.2%
1992 752,544 t +23.2%
1993 710,591 t -5.6%
1994 752,590 t +5.9%
1995 767,158 t +1.9%
1996 793,470 t +3.4%
1997 820,210 t +3.4%
1998 921,312 t +12.3%
1999 997,979 t +8.3%
2000 995,857 t -0.2%
2001 1.00 million t +0.7%
2002 930,176 t -7.2%
2003 986,509 t +6.1%
2004 1.02 million t +3.2%
2005 1.08 million t +6.0%
2006 1.12 million t +3.7%
2007 1.15 million t +2.4%
2008 1.18 million t +3.2%
2009 1.21 million t +2.0%
2010 1.30 million t +8.0%
2011 1.37 million t +5.1%
2012 1.34 million t -2.1%
2013 1.37 million t +2.6%
2014 1.43 million t +4.2%
2015 1.43 million t +0.2%
2016 1.47 million t +2.6%
2017 1.49 million t +1.0%
2018 1.50 million t +1.0%
2019 1.56 million t +3.9%
2020 1.66 million t +6.6%
2021 1.68 million t +0.8%
2022 1.73 million t +3.2%
2023 1.81 million t +4.4%
2024 1.84 million t +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 363,628 t 324,090 t 401,699 t 9
1970s 443,495 t 387,569 t 536,970 t 10
1980s 560,107 t 530,281 t 603,168 t 10
1990s 774,505 t 610,961 t 997,979 t 10
2000s 1.07 million t 930,176 t 1.21 million t 10
2010s 1.43 million t 1.30 million t 1.56 million t 10
2020s 1.74 million t 1.66 million t 1.84 million t 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 3 Türkiye 509,539 t compare
  2. 3 Australia and New Zealand 1.38 million t compare
  3. 4 India 1.29 million t compare
  4. 5 Australia 927,230 t compare
  5. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 236,074 t compare
  6. 6 Syrian Arab Republic 194,855 t compare
  7. 6 USSR 885,000 t compare
  8. 7 New Zealand 449,606 t compare
  9. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 54,500 t compare
  10. 8 Algeria 363,929 t compare
  11. 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 33,714 t compare
  12. 9 Sudan (former) 330,000 t compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 1.84 million t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 1.84 million t in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 324,090 t in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 6th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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 — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
224 places, 12,928 data points, 1961–2024
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