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

South America: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 17 kg/An in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
17 kg/An
Change on year
up 6.2%
Rank
15th
of 29 groups
All-time high
17 kg/An
in 2018
All-time low
13 kg/An
in 1998
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

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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 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in South America, year by year

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in South America, 1961 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 12 Japan 32 kg/An compare
  2. 13 North Macedonia 31 kg/An compare
  3. 14 Kyrgyzstan 30 kg/An compare
  4. 14 Oman 30 kg/An compare
  5. 14 Republic of Moldova 14 kg/An compare
  6. 15 Timor-Leste 11 kg/An compare
  7. 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 10 kg/An compare
  8. 16 Georgia 29 kg/An compare
  9. 16 Lebanon 29 kg/An compare
  10. 18 Niger 27 kg/An compare
  11. 18 Singapore 27 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 29 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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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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