Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Central America
Central America: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 20 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Central America is 20 kg/An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Central America peaked at 20 kg/An in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13 kg/An, in 1993.
Central America ranks 8th of 30 groups 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1988 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1992 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13 kg/An | -13.3% |
| 1994 | 14 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17 kg/An | +13.3% |
| 1998 | 19 kg/An | +11.8% |
| 1999 | 18 kg/An | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 19 kg/An | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 18 kg/An | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 19 kg/An | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 19 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 kg/An | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 19 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19 kg/An | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 19 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 20 kg/An | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.8 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.7 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 19 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.2 kg/An | 18 kg/An | 20 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8 kg/An | 19 kg/An | 20 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 20 kg/An | 20 kg/An | 20 kg/An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Central America?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Central America was 20 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 20 kg/An in 2005.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 kg/An in 1993.
- How does Central America rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Central America ranks 8th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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.