Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) was 18 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Uruguay is 18 kg/An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Uruguay peaked at 23 kg/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10 kg/An, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 87th out of 234 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 17 kg/An | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 15 kg/An | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 13 kg/An | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 14 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 13 kg/An | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 14 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13 kg/An | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 14 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 16 kg/An | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 14 kg/An | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 13 kg/An | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 14 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 16 kg/An | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 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 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 13 kg/An | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 11 kg/An | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 kg/An | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 17 kg/An | +70.0% |
| 2014 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 kg/An | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 21 kg/An | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 23 kg/An | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 19 kg/An | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 18 kg/An | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 18 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18 kg/An | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 18 kg/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 kg/An, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 18 kg/An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 15 kg/An, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight (Meat) in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +70.0% | 10 kg/An | 17 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.22 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.9 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5 kg/An | 10 kg/An | 21 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2 kg/An | 18 kg/An | 23 kg/An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Uruguay?
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in Uruguay was 18 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 Uruguay?
- 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 Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 kg/An in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
- Uruguay ranks 87th out of 234 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.