Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 13 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe stood at 13 kg/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Southern Europe peaked at 13 kg/An in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9 kg/An, in 1961.
Southern Europe ranks 26th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 9 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 9 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 9 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 9 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 10 kg/An | +11.1% |
| 1966 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 9 kg/An | -10.0% |
| 1970 | 10 kg/An | +11.1% |
| 1971 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 10 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 11 kg/An | +10.0% |
| 1976 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12 kg/An | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13 kg/An | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 13 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12 kg/An | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 13 kg/An | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 13 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 13 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 13 kg/An | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.44 kg/An | 9 kg/An | 10 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.5 kg/An | 10 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 11 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 11 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 11 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 12 kg/An | 11 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8 kg/An | 12 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Southern Europe?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Southern Europe was 13 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 13 kg/An in 2018.
- What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 kg/An in 1961.
- How does Southern Europe rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Southern Europe ranks 26th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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.