Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Northern America
Northern America: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 26 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Northern America, 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 Northern America stood at 26 kg/An.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Northern America peaked at 30 kg/An in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21 kg/An, in 1961.
Northern America ranks 3rd of 30 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Northern America, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 21 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 21 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 22 kg/An | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 22 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 22 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 23 kg/An | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 22 kg/An | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 22 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 23 kg/An | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 24 kg/An | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 23 kg/An | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 24 kg/An | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 24 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 24 kg/An | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 25 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 26 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 26 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 28 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1989 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 27 kg/An | -3.6% |
| 1995 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 28 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 29 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30 kg/An | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 29 kg/An | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 29 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28 kg/An | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 29 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 30 kg/An | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 28 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 28 kg/An | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 27 kg/An | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26 kg/An | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 26 kg/An | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22 kg/An | 21 kg/An | 23 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.7 kg/An | 23 kg/An | 25 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.7 kg/An | 24 kg/An | 28 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.1 kg/An | 27 kg/An | 29 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.1 kg/An | 29 kg/An | 30 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.4 kg/An | 27 kg/An | 30 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.6 kg/An | 26 kg/An | 27 kg/An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Northern America?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Northern America was 26 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 Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 30 kg/An in 2007.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 kg/An in 1961.
- How does Northern America rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Northern America ranks 3rd out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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.