Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight by country
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,...
Countries reporting
234
Highest
65 kg/An
Fiji
Lowest
6 kg/An
Sao Tome and Principe
Median
16 kg/An
Years covered
64
1961–2024
Data points
14,851
What the numbers show
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight is currently reported for 234 countries. The highest value is 65 kg/An in Fiji; the lowest is 6 kg/An in Sao Tome and Principe.
The median across all reporting countries is 16 kg/An, and the mean is 18.4 kg/An.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 98 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Martinique (down 42.1%).
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fiji | 65 kg/An | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Fiji | 65 kg/An | 2024 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Melanesia | 55 kg/An | 2024 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 4 | Malaysia | 50 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 4 | Rwanda | 50 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 4 | Syria | 50 kg/An | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 50 kg/An | 2024 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Syrian Arab Republic | 50 kg/An | 2024 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 9 | Israel | 41 kg/An | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 40 kg/An | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 40 kg/An | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 12 | Montenegro | 37 kg/An | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 13 | Grenada | 36 kg/An | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 13 | Jamaica | 36 kg/An | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 15 | Barbados | 35 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 34 kg/An | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 32 kg/An | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 31 kg/An | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 18 | North Macedonia | 31 kg/An | 2024 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 30 kg/An | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 20 | Oman | 30 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 20 | Kyrgyzstan | 30 kg/An | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 23 | Georgia | 29 kg/An | 2024 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 23 | Lebanon | 29 kg/An | 2024 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 25 | Niger | 27 kg/An | 2024 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 25 | Singapore | 27 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 27 | Brunei | 26 kg/An | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 27 | Malta | 26 kg/An | 2024 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 26 kg/An | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 26 kg/An | 2024 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 27 | Uzbekistan | 26 kg/An | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 32 | Czechia | 25 kg/An | 2024 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 32 | Palestine | 25 kg/An | 2022 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 32 | Togo | 25 kg/An | 2024 | up 92.3% | rising |
| 35 | Australia | 24 kg/An | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 35 | Iraq | 24 kg/An | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 35 | Mauritius | 24 kg/An | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 35 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 24 kg/An | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 35 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 24 kg/An | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 40 | Armenia | 23 kg/An | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 40 | Turkey | 23 kg/An | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 40 | Türkiye | 23 kg/An | 2024 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 40 | Australia and New Zealand | 23 kg/An | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 40 | Armenia | 23 kg/An | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 45 | Belgium | 22 kg/An | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 45 | Canada | 22 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 45 | Switzerland | 22 kg/An | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 45 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22 kg/An | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 45 | Ghana | 22 kg/An | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 22 kg/An | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 45 | Côte d'Ivoire | 22 kg/An | 2024 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 45 | United Republic of Tanzania | 22 kg/An | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 53 | Cuba | 21 kg/An | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 53 | Germany | 21 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 53 | Finland | 21 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 53 | Haiti | 21 kg/An | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 53 | Mexico | 21 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 21 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 53 | Sweden | 21 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 53 | Chad | 21 kg/An | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 53 | Turkmenistan | 21 kg/An | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 53 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 21 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 63 | Austria | 20 kg/An | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 63 | Belize | 20 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 63 | Estonia | 20 kg/An | 2024 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 20 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 63 | Saint Lucia | 20 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Sri Lanka | 20 kg/An | 1990 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Lithuania | 20 kg/An | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 20 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 63 | Norway | 20 kg/An | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 63 | New Zealand | 20 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 63 | Serbia | 20 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 63 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 20 kg/An | 1999 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 20 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 63 | Serbia | 20 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 63 | Saint Lucia | 20 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Denmark | 19 kg/An | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 78 | Algeria | 19 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 78 | France | 19 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 78 | Hungary | 19 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 78 | Serbia and Montenegro | 19 kg/An | 2005 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 78 | Czechoslovakia | 19 kg/An | 1992 | up 26.7% | flat |
| 78 | Caribbean | 19 kg/An | 2024 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 78 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 19 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 19 kg/An | 2024 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 87 | Bahrain | 18 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Iceland | 18 kg/An | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 87 | Latvia | 18 kg/An | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 87 | Madagascar | 18 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Mali | 18 kg/An | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 87 | Mauritania | 18 kg/An | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 87 | Poland | 18 kg/An | 2024 | down 21.7% | flat |
| 87 | Russia | 18 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Sudan | 18 kg/An | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 87 | Eswatini | 18 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Ukraine | 18 kg/An | 2024 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 87 | Uruguay | 18 kg/An | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 87 | Russian Federation | 18 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Madagascar | 18 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Mauritania | 18 kg/An | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 87 | Eswatini | 18 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Bahrain | 18 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | 17 kg/An | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 104 | Argentina | 17 kg/An | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17 kg/An | 2024 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 104 | Chile | 17 kg/An | 2024 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 104 | Mongolia | 17 kg/An | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 104 | Guadeloupe | 17 kg/An | 2006 | unchanged | rising |
| 104 | Sudan (former) | 17 kg/An | 2011 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 104 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 17 kg/An | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 16 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 112 | Angola | 16 kg/An | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 112 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16 kg/An | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 112 | Brazil | 16 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Colombia | 16 kg/An | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 112 | Guinea | 16 kg/An | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 112 | Kuwait | 16 kg/An | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 112 | Pakistan | 16 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 112 | Tunisia | 16 kg/An | 2024 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 112 | Afghanistan | 16 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Albania | 15 kg/An | 2024 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 122 | Central African Republic | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Comoros | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Cape Verde | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 122 | Costa Rica | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Cyprus | 15 kg/An | 2024 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 122 | Guatemala | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Honduras | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Libya | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | New Caledonia | 15 kg/An | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Paraguay | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | French Polynesia | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Qatar | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Senegal | 15 kg/An | 2024 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 122 | El Salvador | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | USSR | 15 kg/An | 1991 | unchanged | rising |
| 122 | Cabo Verde | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 122 | Polynesia | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Comoros | 15 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 14 kg/An | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 143 | Bahamas | 14 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Belarus | 14 kg/An | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 143 | Botswana | 14 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Dominica | 14 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Ecuador | 14 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | India | 14 kg/An | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 143 | Kenya | 14 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 143 | Mozambique | 14 kg/An | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 143 | Namibia | 14 kg/An | 2024 | down 12.5% | flat |
| 143 | Slovakia | 14 kg/An | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 143 | Slovenia | 14 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 14 kg/An | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 143 | Zambia | 14 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Republic of Moldova | 14 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Slovakia | 14 kg/An | 2024 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 14 kg/An | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 143 | Belarus | 14 kg/An | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 143 | Mozambique | 14 kg/An | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 143 | Bahamas | 14 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 14 kg/An | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 164 | Bulgaria | 13 kg/An | 2024 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 164 | China | 13 kg/An | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 164 | Jordan | 13 kg/An | 2024 | up 62.5% | falling |
| 164 | Peru | 13 kg/An | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 164 | Philippines | 13 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Portugal | 13 kg/An | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 164 | Somalia | 13 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Suriname | 13 kg/An | 2024 | up 18.2% | flat |
| 164 | Republic of Korea | 13 kg/An | 2024 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 164 | China, mainland | 13 kg/An | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 164 | China | 13 kg/An | 2024 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 175 | Burundi | 12 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Dominican Republic | 12 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Spain | 12 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 175 | Gabon | 12 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Gambia | 12 kg/An | 2024 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 175 | Croatia | 12 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Italy | 12 kg/An | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 175 | Nicaragua | 12 kg/An | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Nepal | 12 kg/An | 2024 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 175 | Puerto Rico | 12 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Thailand | 12 kg/An | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 kg/An | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 175 | Yemen | 12 kg/An | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 175 | French Guiana | 12 kg/An | 2006 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Réunion | 12 kg/An | 2006 | down 7.7% | flat |
| 175 | Croatia | 12 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 12 kg/An | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 175 | Yemen | 12 kg/An | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 175 | Gambia | 12 kg/An | 2024 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 196 | Cameroon | 11 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 196 | Faroe Islands | 11 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 11 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 196 | Greece | 11 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 196 | Morocco | 11 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 196 | Malawi | 11 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 196 | Sierra Leone | 11 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 196 | Uganda | 11 kg/An | 2024 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 196 | Martinique | 11 kg/An | 2006 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 196 | Timor-Leste | 11 kg/An | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 196 | Yugoslav SFR | 11 kg/An | 1991 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 196 | Equatorial Guinea | 11 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Benin | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 208 | Congo | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Djibouti | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Eritrea | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Ethiopia | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Guinea-Bissau | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Guyana | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Indonesia | 10 kg/An | 2024 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 208 | Liberia | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Lesotho | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Romania | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 208 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 208 | Ethiopia PDR | 10 kg/An | 1992 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Ethiopia | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Lesotho | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Congo | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Eritrea | 10 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 225 | South Sudan | 9 kg/An | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 225 | South Sudan | 9 kg/An | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 227 | Burkina Faso | 8 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 227 | Nigeria | 8 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 229 | Bangladesh | 6 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 229 | Bhutan | 6 kg/An | 2024 | — | falling |
| 229 | Myanmar | 6 kg/An | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 229 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 229 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6 kg/An | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 229 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6 kg/An | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Southern Africa 32 kg/An
- United States of America 27 kg/An
- Northern America 26 kg/An
- Oceania 23 kg/An
- Central Asia 22 kg/An
- Western Asia 22 kg/An
- Northern Europe 21 kg/An
- Western Europe 20 kg/An
- Central America 20 kg/An
- Middle Africa 20 kg/An
- Americas 19 kg/An
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 18 kg/An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 18 kg/An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 18 kg/An
- Europe 17 kg/An
- South America 17 kg/An
- Northern Africa 17 kg/An
- Africa 16 kg/An
- World 16 kg/An
- Asia 16 kg/An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 15 kg/An
- Eastern Europe 15 kg/An
- Southern Asia 15 kg/An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 15 kg/An
- European Union (27) 14 kg/An
- Southern Europe 13 kg/An
- Eastern Asia 13 kg/An
- Eastern Africa 12 kg/An
- Western Africa 11 kg/An
- South-eastern Asia 10 kg/An
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.