Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 18 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
12th
of 30 groups
All-time high
18 kg/An
in 2023
All-time low
13 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 18 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.

That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 18 kg/An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13 kg/An, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 13 kg/An —
1962 13 kg/An +0.0%
1963 13 kg/An +0.0%
1964 13 kg/An +0.0%
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 13 kg/An +0.0%
1973 13 kg/An +0.0%
1974 13 kg/An +0.0%
1975 13 kg/An +0.0%
1976 14 kg/An +7.7%
1977 14 kg/An +0.0%
1978 14 kg/An +0.0%
1979 14 kg/An +0.0%
1980 14 kg/An +0.0%
1981 14 kg/An +0.0%
1982 14 kg/An +0.0%
1983 14 kg/An +0.0%
1984 14 kg/An +0.0%
1985 13 kg/An -7.1%
1986 14 kg/An +7.7%
1987 14 kg/An +0.0%
1988 14 kg/An +0.0%
1989 14 kg/An +0.0%
1990 14 kg/An +0.0%
1991 15 kg/An +7.1%
1992 16 kg/An +6.7%
1993 16 kg/An +0.0%
1994 16 kg/An +0.0%
1995 16 kg/An +0.0%
1996 16 kg/An +0.0%
1997 16 kg/An +0.0%
1998 16 kg/An +0.0%
1999 16 kg/An +0.0%
2000 16 kg/An +0.0%
2001 16 kg/An +0.0%
2002 15 kg/An -6.2%
2003 16 kg/An +6.7%
2004 16 kg/An +0.0%
2005 16 kg/An +0.0%
2006 15 kg/An -6.2%
2007 15 kg/An +0.0%
2008 15 kg/An +0.0%
2009 15 kg/An +0.0%
2010 15 kg/An +0.0%
2011 17 kg/An +13.3%
2012 17 kg/An +0.0%
2013 17 kg/An +0.0%
2014 17 kg/An +0.0%
2015 17 kg/An +0.0%
2016 17 kg/An +0.0%
2017 17 kg/An +0.0%
2018 17 kg/An +0.0%
2019 16 kg/An -5.9%
2020 17 kg/An +6.2%
2021 17 kg/An +0.0%
2022 17 kg/An +0.0%
2023 18 kg/An +5.9%
2024 18 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 13 kg/An 13 kg/An 13 kg/An 9
1970s 13.4 kg/An 13 kg/An 14 kg/An 10
1980s 13.9 kg/An 13 kg/An 14 kg/An 10
1990s 15.7 kg/An 14 kg/An 16 kg/An 10
2000s 15.5 kg/An 15 kg/An 16 kg/An 10
2010s 16.7 kg/An 15 kg/An 17 kg/An 10
2020s 17.4 kg/An 17 kg/An 18 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 9 Israel 41 kg/An compare
  2. 10 Egypt 40 kg/An compare
  3. 10 Egypt 40 kg/An compare
  4. 12 Montenegro 37 kg/An compare
  5. 13 Grenada 36 kg/An compare
  6. 13 Jamaica 36 kg/An compare
  7. 15 Barbados 35 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 264 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 18 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 18 kg/An in 2023.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 13 kg/An in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 12th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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
264 places, 14,851 data points, 1961–2024
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