Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in Italy
Italy: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre was 0.0912 t per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in Italy, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in Italy is 0.0912 t per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.7% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in Italy peaked at 0.2784 t per square kilometre in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0856 t per square kilometre, in 2014.
That places Italy 59th out of 160 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre in Italy, year by year
| Year | t per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1227 t per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.1309 t per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1272 t per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1275 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.119 t per square kilometre | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1319 t per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1387 t per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1425 t per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.1573 t per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1737 t per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1971 | 0.173 t per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1698 t per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1564 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1472 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.1588 t per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1583 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.2035 t per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1981 t per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.214 t per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2265 t per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2177 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2164 t per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.2607 t per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2276 t per square kilometre | -12.7% |
| 1985 | 0.2258 t per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.2175 t per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2282 t per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2351 t per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 0.2561 t per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1990 | 0.2746 t per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2738 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.2784 t per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.2607 t per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.2542 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2465 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2503 t per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.2433 t per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2372 t per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2366 t per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.221 t per square kilometre | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2099 t per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1975 t per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1964 t per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.2007 t per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1981 t per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1992 t per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1998 t per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1939 t per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1917 t per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.1767 t per square kilometre | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1603 t per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1541 t per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1155 t per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0856 t per square kilometre | -25.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1137 t per square kilometre | +32.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1059 t per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1124 t per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1178 t per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1077 t per square kilometre | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0988 t per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0995 t per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0999 t per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0912 t per square kilometre | -8.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0912 t per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0666 t per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0912 t per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0829 t per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1331 t per square kilometre | 0.119 t per square kilometre | 0.1573 t per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1753 t per square kilometre | 0.1472 t per square kilometre | 0.214 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2312 t per square kilometre | 0.2164 t per square kilometre | 0.2607 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2556 t per square kilometre | 0.2366 t per square kilometre | 0.2784 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2008 t per square kilometre | 0.1917 t per square kilometre | 0.221 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.125 t per square kilometre | 0.0856 t per square kilometre | 0.1767 t per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0973 t per square kilometre | 0.0912 t per square kilometre | 0.0999 t per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 56 Rwanda 0.1023 t per square kilometre compare
- 57 Saudi Arabia 0.1006 t per square kilometre compare
- 58 Djibouti 0.0972 t per square kilometre compare
- 60 Kenya 0.089 t per square kilometre compare
- 61 Burkina Faso 0.0876 t per square kilometre compare
- 62 Germany 0.0869 t per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3032 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in Italy?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre in Italy was 0.0912 t per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2784 t per square kilometre in 1992.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0856 t per square kilometre in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre?
- Italy ranks 59th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — production, per square kilometre rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.