Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in South America
South America: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 17 kg/An in 2024. ▬ Flat
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in South 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 South America stood at 17 kg/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in South America peaked at 17 kg/An in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13 kg/An, in 1998.
That places South America 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in South America, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1964 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 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 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 1975 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 1982 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1984 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 1986 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1987 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1995 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 14 kg/An | -12.5% |
| 1997 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 13 kg/An | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 13 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 15 kg/An | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 13 kg/An | -13.3% |
| 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 | 15 kg/An | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.89 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.1 kg/An | 14 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.7 kg/An | 14 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.3 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.2 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5 kg/An | 14 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 12 Montenegro 37 kg/An compare
- 13 Grenada 36 kg/An compare
- 13 Jamaica 36 kg/An compare
- 15 Barbados 35 kg/An compare
- 16 South Africa 34 kg/An compare
- 17 Japan 32 kg/An compare
- 18 North Macedonia 31 kg/An compare
- 18 North Macedonia 31 kg/An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in South America?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in South America was 17 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 17 kg/An in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 kg/An in 1998.
- How does South America rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- South America ranks 15th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South 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.