Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 23 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand stood at 23 kg/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 23 kg/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16 kg/An, in 1973.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 40th of 234 countries on this measure, 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 17 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 1975 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1978 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 18 kg/An | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 18 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17 kg/An | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 18 kg/An | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 18 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 18 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 19 kg/An | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 19 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 19 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19 kg/An | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 19 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21 kg/An | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 21 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 21 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22 kg/An | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 22 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 22 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 kg/An | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 16.7 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.2 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 19 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.3 kg/An | 19 kg/An | 20 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2 kg/An | 20 kg/An | 22 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 23 kg/An | 23 kg/An | 23 kg/An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Australia and New Zealand was 23 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 23 kg/An in 2020.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 16 kg/An in 1973.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 40th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.