Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 15 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
11th
of 16 groups
All-time high
15 kg/An
in 2023
All-time low
12 kg/An
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.

Analysis

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 15 kg/An for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 15 kg/An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12 kg/An, in 1963.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 13 kg/An
1962 13 kg/An +0.0%
1963 12 kg/An -7.7%
1964 13 kg/An +8.3%
1965 13 kg/An +0.0%
1966 13 kg/An +0.0%
1967 13 kg/An +0.0%
1968 13 kg/An +0.0%
1969 13 kg/An +0.0%
1970 13 kg/An +0.0%
1971 13 kg/An +0.0%
1972 12 kg/An -7.7%
1973 13 kg/An +8.3%
1974 12 kg/An -7.7%
1975 13 kg/An +8.3%
1976 13 kg/An +0.0%
1977 13 kg/An +0.0%
1978 14 kg/An +7.7%
1979 13 kg/An -7.1%
1980 13 kg/An +0.0%
1981 13 kg/An +0.0%
1982 13 kg/An +0.0%
1983 13 kg/An +0.0%
1984 13 kg/An +0.0%
1985 13 kg/An +0.0%
1986 13 kg/An +0.0%
1987 13 kg/An +0.0%
1988 13 kg/An +0.0%
1989 13 kg/An +0.0%
1990 13 kg/An +0.0%
1991 13 kg/An +0.0%
1992 13 kg/An +0.0%
1993 13 kg/An +0.0%
1994 13 kg/An +0.0%
1995 13 kg/An +0.0%
1996 13 kg/An +0.0%
1997 13 kg/An +0.0%
1998 13 kg/An +0.0%
1999 14 kg/An +7.7%
2000 14 kg/An +0.0%
2001 14 kg/An +0.0%
2002 13 kg/An -7.1%
2003 13 kg/An +0.0%
2004 13 kg/An +0.0%
2005 13 kg/An +0.0%
2006 13 kg/An +0.0%
2007 13 kg/An +0.0%
2008 13 kg/An +0.0%
2009 13 kg/An +0.0%
2010 13 kg/An +0.0%
2011 14 kg/An +7.7%
2012 14 kg/An +0.0%
2013 14 kg/An +0.0%
2014 14 kg/An +0.0%
2015 14 kg/An +0.0%
2016 14 kg/An +0.0%
2017 14 kg/An +0.0%
2018 14 kg/An +0.0%
2019 14 kg/An +0.0%
2020 14 kg/An +0.0%
2021 14 kg/An +0.0%
2022 14 kg/An +0.0%
2023 15 kg/An +7.1%
2024 15 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12.89 kg/An 12 kg/An 13 kg/An 9
1970s 12.9 kg/An 12 kg/An 14 kg/An 10
1980s 13 kg/An 13 kg/An 13 kg/An 10
1990s 13.1 kg/An 13 kg/An 14 kg/An 10
2000s 13.2 kg/An 13 kg/An 14 kg/An 10
2010s 13.9 kg/An 13 kg/An 14 kg/An 10
2020s 14.4 kg/An 14 kg/An 15 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 8 Grenada 36 kg/An compare
  2. 8 Jamaica 36 kg/An compare
  3. 10 Barbados 35 kg/An compare
  4. 11 South Africa 34 kg/An compare
  5. 12 Japan 32 kg/An compare
  6. 13 North Macedonia 31 kg/An compare
  7. 14 Kyrgyzstan 30 kg/An compare
  8. 14 Oman 30 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 15 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 15 kg/An in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 12 kg/An in 1963.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 11th out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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Indicator
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
224 places, 12,854 data points, 1961–2024
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