Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Melanesia
Melanesia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 691.43 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 691.43 t for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 193.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Melanesia peaked at 691.43 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.72 t, in 1965.
Melanesia ranks 166th of 234 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.62 t | — |
| 1962 | 14.15 t | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 14.06 t | -0.6% |
| 1964 | 12.99 t | -7.6% |
| 1965 | 12.72 t | -2.1% |
| 1966 | 14.55 t | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 14.26 t | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 14.27 t | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 14.23 t | -0.3% |
| 1970 | 13.82 t | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 18.23 t | +31.9% |
| 1972 | 13.97 t | -23.4% |
| 1973 | 17.7 t | +26.7% |
| 1974 | 18.3 t | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 20.64 t | +12.8% |
| 1976 | 37.77 t | +83.0% |
| 1977 | 29.43 t | -22.1% |
| 1978 | 33.65 t | +14.3% |
| 1979 | 36.46 t | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 31.51 t | -13.6% |
| 1981 | 30.73 t | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 26.22 t | -14.7% |
| 1983 | 21.77 t | -17.0% |
| 1984 | 22 t | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 29.2 t | +32.7% |
| 1986 | 28 t | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 27.63 t | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 29.6 t | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 30.77 t | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 37.86 t | +23.0% |
| 1991 | 40.5 t | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 41.25 t | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 63 t | +52.7% |
| 1994 | 50.5 t | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 64.5 t | +27.7% |
| 1996 | 55.75 t | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 60.5 t | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 57 t | -5.8% |
| 1999 | 57 t | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.05 t | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 64.05 t | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 64 t | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 57 t | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 54 t | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 54 t | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 59 t | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 60 t | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 63 t | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 121.9 t | +93.5% |
| 2010 | 101.1 t | -17.1% |
| 2011 | 155.5 t | +53.8% |
| 2012 | 215 t | +38.3% |
| 2013 | 238.83 t | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 235.25 t | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 118.25 t | -49.7% |
| 2016 | 117.39 t | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 121.39 t | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 159.13 t | +31.1% |
| 2019 | 135.28 t | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 169.81 t | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 187 t | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 246.72 t | +31.9% |
| 2023 | 620.46 t | +151.5% |
| 2024 | 691.43 t | +11.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Melanesia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +151.5% | 246.72 t | 620.46 t |
| 2009 | +93.5% | 63 t | 121.9 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.09 t | 12.72 t | 15.62 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 24 t | 13.82 t | 37.77 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.74 t | 21.77 t | 31.51 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.79 t | 37.86 t | 64.5 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 66 t | 54 t | 121.9 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 159.71 t | 101.1 t | 238.83 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 383.08 t | 169.81 t | 691.43 t | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Melanesia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Melanesia was 691.43 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 691.43 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.72 t in 1965.
- How does Melanesia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
- Melanesia ranks 166th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 193.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Melanesia 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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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.