Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate in China
China: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate was -2.54 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate in China, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, annual growth rate in China stood at -2.54 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 298.2% on the previous year and down 158.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, annual growth rate in China peaked at 21.36 % change on previous year in 1980 and was at its lowest, -2.54 % change on previous year, in 2024.
China ranks 117th of 194 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, annual growth rate in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -0.0029 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 18.18 % change on previous year | -625118.9% |
| 1964 | 15.38 % change on previous year | -15.4% |
| 1965 | 13.33 % change on previous year | -13.3% |
| 1966 | 17.65 % change on previous year | +32.4% |
| 1967 | 5 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1968 | 4.76 % change on previous year | -4.8% |
| 1969 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 1970 | 2.69 % change on previous year | +47.8% |
| 1971 | 8.8 % change on previous year | +227.7% |
| 1972 | 7.88 % change on previous year | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 7.41 % change on previous year | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 3.45 % change on previous year | -53.4% |
| 1975 | 6 % change on previous year | +74.0% |
| 1976 | -2.52 % change on previous year | -141.9% |
| 1977 | 6.45 % change on previous year | -356.5% |
| 1978 | 6.06 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 17.71 % change on previous year | +192.3% |
| 1980 | 21.36 % change on previous year | +20.6% |
| 1981 | 2 % change on previous year | -90.6% |
| 1982 | 7.84 % change on previous year | +292.2% |
| 1983 | 4.36 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 1984 | 4.53 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0047 % change on previous year | -99.9% |
| 1986 | 7.35 % change on previous year | +157428.2% |
| 1987 | 8.69 % change on previous year | +18.3% |
| 1988 | 17.69 % change on previous year | +103.5% |
| 1989 | 18.93 % change on previous year | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 11.83 % change on previous year | -37.5% |
| 1991 | 12.05 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 5.86 % change on previous year | -51.4% |
| 1993 | 9.84 % change on previous year | +68.0% |
| 1994 | 9.24 % change on previous year | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 15.38 % change on previous year | +66.4% |
| 1996 | 11.11 % change on previous year | -27.8% |
| 1997 | 19 % change on previous year | +71.0% |
| 1998 | 4.12 % change on previous year | -78.3% |
| 1999 | 3.44 % change on previous year | -16.4% |
| 2000 | 5.11 % change on previous year | +48.4% |
| 2001 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -43.1% |
| 2002 | 4.3 % change on previous year | +48.2% |
| 2003 | 8.89 % change on previous year | +106.5% |
| 2004 | 7.84 % change on previous year | -11.8% |
| 2005 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 2006 | 5.05 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.88 % change on previous year | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.96 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2009 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 1.65 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 2011 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -220.3% |
| 2012 | 1.64 % change on previous year | -182.8% |
| 2013 | 1.33 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 2014 | 4.33 % change on previous year | +224.0% |
| 2015 | 2.88 % change on previous year | -33.5% |
| 2016 | 4.62 % change on previous year | +60.6% |
| 2017 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -49.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8491 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 2019 | 2.62 % change on previous year | +208.8% |
| 2020 | 0.9813 % change on previous year | -62.6% |
| 2021 | 4.42 % change on previous year | +350.5% |
| 2022 | 2.03 % change on previous year | -54.0% |
| 2023 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -36.9% |
| 2024 | -2.54 % change on previous year | -298.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +625118.9% | -0.0029 % change on previous year | 18.18 % change on previous year |
| 1986 | +157428.2% | 0.0047 % change on previous year | 7.35 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.52 % change on previous year | -0.0029 % change on previous year | 18.18 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 6.39 % change on previous year | -2.52 % change on previous year | 17.71 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.28 % change on previous year | 0.0047 % change on previous year | 21.36 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.19 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | 19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.77 % change on previous year | 1.57 % change on previous year | 8.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.03 % change on previous year | -1.98 % change on previous year | 4.62 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 % change on previous year | -2.54 % change on previous year | 4.42 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3366 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.7% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, annual growth rate in China?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, annual growth rate in China was -2.54 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 21.36 % change on previous year in 1980.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.54 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does China rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 117th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 158.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.