Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Melanesia

Melanesia: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 55 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
55 kg/An
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
1st
of 16 groups
All-time high
55 kg/An
in 2024
All-time low
14 kg/An
in 1994
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Melanesia, 1961–2024

102030405060196119922024

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 Melanesia stood at 55 kg/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 48.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Melanesia peaked at 55 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14 kg/An, in 1994.

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 Melanesia, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Melanesia, 1961 to 2024.
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 16 kg/An +0.0%
1986 16 kg/An +0.0%
1987 16 kg/An +0.0%
1988 16 kg/An +0.0%
1989 16 kg/An +0.0%
1990 16 kg/An +0.0%
1991 16 kg/An +0.0%
1992 16 kg/An +0.0%
1993 16 kg/An +0.0%
1994 14 kg/An -12.5%
1995 14 kg/An +0.0%
1996 14 kg/An +0.0%
1997 15 kg/An +7.1%
1998 14 kg/An -6.7%
1999 14 kg/An +0.0%
2000 15 kg/An +7.1%
2001 15 kg/An +0.0%
2002 15 kg/An +0.0%
2003 15 kg/An +0.0%
2004 15 kg/An +0.0%
2005 15 kg/An +0.0%
2006 15 kg/An +0.0%
2007 15 kg/An +0.0%
2008 15 kg/An +0.0%
2009 30 kg/An +100.0%
2010 23 kg/An -23.3%
2011 30 kg/An +30.4%
2012 35 kg/An +16.7%
2013 36 kg/An +2.9%
2014 37 kg/An +2.8%
2015 16 kg/An -56.8%
2016 20 kg/An +25.0%
2017 18 kg/An -10.0%
2018 18 kg/An +0.0%
2019 15 kg/An -16.7%
2020 19 kg/An +26.7%
2021 24 kg/An +26.3%
2022 26 kg/An +8.3%
2023 54 kg/An +107.7%
2024 55 kg/An +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 16 kg/An 16 kg/An 16 kg/An 9
1970s 16 kg/An 16 kg/An 16 kg/An 10
1980s 16 kg/An 16 kg/An 16 kg/An 10
1990s 14.9 kg/An 14 kg/An 16 kg/An 10
2000s 16.5 kg/An 15 kg/An 30 kg/An 10
2010s 24.8 kg/An 15 kg/An 37 kg/An 10
2020s 35.6 kg/An 19 kg/An 55 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 1 Fiji 65 kg/An compare
  2. 2 Malaysia 50 kg/An compare
  3. 2 Rwanda 50 kg/An compare
  4. 2 Zimbabwe 50 kg/An compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 23 kg/An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Melanesia?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Melanesia was 55 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 Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 55 kg/An in 2024.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 14 kg/An in 1994.
How does Melanesia rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Melanesia ranks 1st out of 16 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Melanesia 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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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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