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

USSR: Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight was 15 kg/An in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
15 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 179 countries
All-time high
16 kg/An
in 1968
All-time low
13 kg/An
in 1966
Years of data
31
1961–1991

Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in USSR, 1961–1991

0510151961197619911961: 14 kg/An1962: 14 kg/An1963: 14 kg/An1964: 14 kg/An1965: 14 kg/An1966: 13 kg/An1967: 15 kg/An1968: 16 kg/An1969: 15 kg/An1970: 16 kg/An1971: 16 kg/An1972: 16 kg/An1973: 16 kg/An1974: 16 kg/An1975: 15 kg/An1976: 16 kg/An1977: 16 kg/An1978: 16 kg/An1979: 16 kg/An1980: 15 kg/An1981: 15 kg/An1982: 15 kg/An1983: 15 kg/An1984: 15 kg/An1985: 15 kg/An1986: 15 kg/An1987: 15 kg/An1988: 16 kg/An1989: 16 kg/An1990: 15 kg/An1991: 15 kg/An

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.

Analysis

In 1991, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in USSR stood at 15 kg/An.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in USSR peaked at 16 kg/An in 1968 and was at its lowest, 13 kg/An, in 1966.

That places USSR 94th out of 179 countries with data for 1991, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight in USSR, 1961 to 1991.
Year kg/An Change
1961 14 kg/An
1962 14 kg/An +0.0%
1963 14 kg/An +0.0%
1964 14 kg/An +0.0%
1965 14 kg/An +0.0%
1966 13 kg/An -7.1%
1967 15 kg/An +15.4%
1968 16 kg/An +6.7%
1969 15 kg/An -6.2%
1970 16 kg/An +6.7%
1971 16 kg/An +0.0%
1972 16 kg/An +0.0%
1973 16 kg/An +0.0%
1974 16 kg/An +0.0%
1975 15 kg/An -6.2%
1976 16 kg/An +6.7%
1977 16 kg/An +0.0%
1978 16 kg/An +0.0%
1979 16 kg/An +0.0%
1980 15 kg/An -6.2%
1981 15 kg/An +0.0%
1982 15 kg/An +0.0%
1983 15 kg/An +0.0%
1984 15 kg/An +0.0%
1985 15 kg/An +0.0%
1986 15 kg/An +0.0%
1987 15 kg/An +0.0%
1988 16 kg/An +6.7%
1989 16 kg/An +0.0%
1990 15 kg/An -6.2%
1991 15 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14.33 kg/An 13 kg/An 16 kg/An 9
1970s 15.9 kg/An 15 kg/An 16 kg/An 10
1980s 15.2 kg/An 15 kg/An 16 kg/An 10
1990s 15 kg/An 15 kg/An 15 kg/An 2

Countries ranked near USSR

  1. 94 Albania 15 kg/An compare
  2. 94 Central African Republic 15 kg/An compare
  3. 94 Comoros 15 kg/An compare
  4. 94 Costa Rica 15 kg/An compare
  5. 94 Cyprus 15 kg/An compare
  6. 94 El Salvador 15 kg/An compare
  7. 94 French Polynesia 15 kg/An compare
  8. 94 Guatemala 15 kg/An compare
  9. 94 Honduras 15 kg/An compare
  10. 94 Libya 15 kg/An compare
  11. 94 New Caledonia 15 kg/An compare
  12. 94 Papua New Guinea 15 kg/An compare
  13. 94 Paraguay 15 kg/An compare
  14. 94 Qatar 15 kg/An compare
  15. 94 Senegal 15 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 224 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in USSR?
Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight in USSR was 15 kg/An in 1991, 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 USSR?
The highest recorded value was 16 kg/An in 1968.
What is the lowest meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight recorded in USSR?
The lowest recorded value was 13 kg/An in 1966.
How does USSR rank for meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight?
USSR ranks 94th out of 179 countries with data for 1991.
Is meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in USSR?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this USSR 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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