Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Oceania

Oceania: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 23 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
4th
of 30 groups
All-time high
23 kg/An
in 2020
All-time low
16 kg/An
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

0510152025196119922024

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 Oceania stood at 23 kg/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Oceania peaked at 23 kg/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16 kg/An, in 1973.

That places Oceania 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Oceania, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 17 kg/An —
1962 17 kg/An +0.0%
1963 17 kg/An +0.0%
1964 17 kg/An +0.0%
1965 17 kg/An +0.0%
1966 17 kg/An +0.0%
1967 17 kg/An +0.0%
1968 17 kg/An +0.0%
1969 17 kg/An +0.0%
1970 17 kg/An +0.0%
1971 17 kg/An +0.0%
1972 17 kg/An +0.0%
1973 16 kg/An -5.9%
1974 17 kg/An +6.2%
1975 17 kg/An +0.0%
1976 17 kg/An +0.0%
1977 16 kg/An -5.9%
1978 16 kg/An +0.0%
1979 17 kg/An +6.2%
1980 17 kg/An +0.0%
1981 16 kg/An -5.9%
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 17 kg/An +6.2%
1989 16 kg/An -5.9%
1990 17 kg/An +6.2%
1991 17 kg/An +0.0%
1992 17 kg/An +0.0%
1993 18 kg/An +5.9%
1994 18 kg/An +0.0%
1995 17 kg/An -5.6%
1996 18 kg/An +5.9%
1997 18 kg/An +0.0%
1998 18 kg/An +0.0%
1999 19 kg/An +5.6%
2000 19 kg/An +0.0%
2001 19 kg/An +0.0%
2002 19 kg/An +0.0%
2003 19 kg/An +0.0%
2004 20 kg/An +5.3%
2005 20 kg/An +0.0%
2006 19 kg/An -5.0%
2007 19 kg/An +0.0%
2008 19 kg/An +0.0%
2009 20 kg/An +5.3%
2010 20 kg/An +0.0%
2011 21 kg/An +5.0%
2012 21 kg/An +0.0%
2013 21 kg/An +0.0%
2014 21 kg/An +0.0%
2015 21 kg/An +0.0%
2016 21 kg/An +0.0%
2017 22 kg/An +4.8%
2018 22 kg/An +0.0%
2019 22 kg/An +0.0%
2020 23 kg/An +4.5%
2021 23 kg/An +0.0%
2022 23 kg/An +0.0%
2023 23 kg/An +0.0%
2024 23 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 17 kg/An 17 kg/An 17 kg/An 9
1970s 16.7 kg/An 16 kg/An 17 kg/An 10
1980s 16.2 kg/An 16 kg/An 17 kg/An 10
1990s 17.7 kg/An 17 kg/An 19 kg/An 10
2000s 19.3 kg/An 19 kg/An 20 kg/An 10
2010s 21.2 kg/An 20 kg/An 22 kg/An 10
2020s 23 kg/An 23 kg/An 23 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Oceania

  1. 1 Fiji 65 kg/An compare
  2. 1 Fiji 65 kg/An compare
  3. 3 Melanesia 55 kg/An compare
  4. 4 Malaysia 50 kg/An compare
  5. 4 Rwanda 50 kg/An compare
  6. 4 Syrian Arab Republic 50 kg/An compare
  7. 4 Zimbabwe 50 kg/An compare
  8. 4 Syria 50 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 Oceania?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Oceania was 23 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 Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 23 kg/An in 2020.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 16 kg/An in 1973.
How does Oceania rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
Oceania ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Oceania 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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