Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

Netherlands (Kingdom of the): Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production was 14,480 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14,480 t
Change on year
down 19.6%
World rank
67th
of 179 countries
All-time high
20,475 t
in 1980
All-time low
5,950 t
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) recorded 14,480 t for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) peaked at 20,475 t in 1980 and was at its lowest, 5,950 t, in 1964.

Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 67th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the), 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 7,250 t
1962 8,375 t +15.5%
1963 7,725 t -7.8%
1964 5,950 t -23.0%
1965 11,025 t +85.3%
1966 8,900 t -19.3%
1967 8,500 t -4.5%
1968 8,625 t +1.5%
1969 8,325 t -3.5%
1970 11,100 t +33.3%
1971 11,625 t +4.7%
1972 11,000 t -5.4%
1973 10,025 t -8.9%
1974 15,400 t +53.6%
1975 16,900 t +9.7%
1976 16,400 t -3.0%
1977 15,600 t -4.9%
1978 16,200 t +3.8%
1979 17,800 t +9.9%
1980 20,475 t +15.0%
1981 16,094 t -21.4%
1982 12,329 t -23.4%
1983 10,800 t -12.4%
1984 9,057 t -16.1%
1985 10,164 t +12.2%
1986 10,334 t +1.7%
1987 10,000 t -3.2%
1988 12,000 t +20.0%
1989 13,000 t +8.3%
1990 16,168 t +24.4%
1991 16,354 t +1.2%
1992 16,752 t +2.4%
1993 17,912 t +6.9%
1994 16,722 t -6.6%
1995 15,487 t -7.4%
1996 17,859 t +15.3%
1997 14,956 t -16.3%
1998 15,858 t +6.0%
1999 16,405 t +3.4%
2000 18,231 t +11.1%
2001 19,594 t +7.5%
2002 16,518 t -15.7%
2003 15,235 t -7.8%
2004 14,849 t -2.5%
2005 13,466 t -9.3%
2006 15,511 t +15.2%
2007 16,149 t +4.1%
2008 13,558 t -16.0%
2009 14,190 t +4.7%
2010 13,165 t -7.2%
2011 12,862 t -2.3%
2012 13,002 t +1.1%
2013 12,115 t -6.8%
2014 12,660 t +4.5%
2015 12,980 t +2.5%
2016 12,550 t -3.3%
2017 12,336 t -1.7%
2018 11,880 t -3.7%
2019 13,270 t +11.7%
2020 15,930 t +20.0%
2021 15,620 t -1.9%
2022 15,910 t +1.9%
2023 18,000 t +13.1%
2024 14,480 t -19.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 8,297 t 5,950 t 11,025 t 9
1970s 14,205 t 10,025 t 17,800 t 10
1980s 12,425 t 9,057 t 20,475 t 10
1990s 16,447 t 14,956 t 17,912 t 10
2000s 15,730 t 13,466 t 19,594 t 10
2010s 12,682 t 11,880 t 13,270 t 10
2020s 15,988 t 14,480 t 18,000 t 5

Countries ranked near Netherlands (Kingdom of the)

  1. 64 Cameroon 16,455 t compare
  2. 65 Guinea 15,016 t compare
  3. 66 Albania 14,834 t compare
  4. 68 Portugal 13,860 t compare
  5. 69 Benin 13,653 t compare
  6. 70 South Sudan 13,086 t compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production in Netherlands (Kingdom of the) was 14,480 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 Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The highest recorded value was 20,475 t in 1980.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production recorded in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
The lowest recorded value was 5,950 t in 1964.
How does Netherlands (Kingdom of the) rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production?
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production rising or falling in Netherlands (Kingdom of the)?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 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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