Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Mongolia
Mongolia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 133,288 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 133,288 t for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in 2024.
The figure is down 28.2% on the previous year and up 46.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Mongolia peaked at 213,899 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46,000 t, in 1961.
That places Mongolia 29th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 46,000 t | — |
| 1962 | 52,000 t | +13.0% |
| 1963 | 55,000 t | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 50,000 t | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 52,000 t | +4.0% |
| 1966 | 52,000 t | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 56,000 t | +7.7% |
| 1968 | 60,000 t | +7.1% |
| 1969 | 67,100 t | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 70,000 t | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 68,000 t | -2.9% |
| 1972 | 72,000 t | +5.9% |
| 1973 | 70,000 t | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 84,000 t | +20.0% |
| 1975 | 100,000 t | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 86,000 t | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 76,000 t | -11.6% |
| 1978 | 92,000 t | +21.1% |
| 1979 | 90,000 t | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 92,000 t | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 104,900 t | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 110,200 t | +5.1% |
| 1983 | 102,800 t | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 104,800 t | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 96,900 t | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 102,100 t | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 99,500 t | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 94,700 t | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 103,000 t | +8.8% |
| 1990 | 107,600 t | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 112,700 t | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 96,900 t | -14.0% |
| 1993 | 96,600 t | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 95,900 t | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 93,500 t | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 93,200 t | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 78,500 t | -15.8% |
| 1998 | 90,100 t | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 96,675 t | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 90,000 t | -6.9% |
| 2001 | 76,600 t | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 74,900 t | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 61,900 t | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 65,100 t | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 57,400 t | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 55,400 t | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 68,400 t | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 72,300 t | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 91,243 t | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 77,369 t | -15.2% |
| 2011 | 76,034 t | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 67,240 t | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 92,414 t | +37.4% |
| 2014 | 91,299 t | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 134,546 t | +47.4% |
| 2016 | 116,172 t | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 126,656 t | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 152,706 t | +20.6% |
| 2019 | 168,441 t | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 213,899 t | +27.0% |
| 2021 | 143,034 t | -33.1% |
| 2022 | 191,211 t | +33.7% |
| 2023 | 185,509 t | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 133,288 t | -28.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 133,288 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,125 t, 62.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 133,288 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 439.69 t, 303.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 54,456 t | 46,000 t | 67,100 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 80,800 t | 68,000 t | 100,000 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 101,090 t | 92,000 t | 110,200 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 96,168 t | 78,500 t | 112,700 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 71,324 t | 55,400 t | 91,243 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 110,288 t | 67,240 t | 168,441 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 173,388 t | 133,288 t | 213,899 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2748 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3236 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0044 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 31.07 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Mongolia?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Mongolia was 133,288 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 213,899 t in 2020.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,000 t in 1961.
- How does Mongolia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
- Mongolia ranks 29th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.