Mutton & Goat Meat — Food in Australia
Australia: Mutton & Goat Meat — Food was 279 1000 t in 2023. ▲ Rising
Mutton & Goat Meat — Food in Australia, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mutton & goat meat — food in Australia is 279 1000 t, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mutton & goat meat — food in Australia peaked at 289 1000 t in 2016 and was at its lowest, 206 1000 t, in 2011.
That places Australia 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Mutton & Goat Meat — Food in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 226 1000 t | — |
| 2011 | 206 1000 t | -8.8% |
| 2012 | 227 1000 t | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 231 1000 t | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 263 1000 t | +13.9% |
| 2015 | 281 1000 t | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 289 1000 t | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 249 1000 t | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 270 1000 t | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 239 1000 t | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 259 1000 t | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 227 1000 t | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 258 1000 t | +13.7% |
| 2023 | 279 1000 t | +8.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 279 1000 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 8 1000 t, 34.9× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 279 1000 t is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3 1000 t, 93.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 248.1 1000 t | 206 1000 t | 289 1000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 255.75 1000 t | 227 1000 t | 279 1000 t | 4 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 8 Algeria 399 1000 t compare
- 9 Australia and New Zealand 339 1000 t compare
- 10 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 281 1000 t compare
- 12 Ethiopia 264 1000 t compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 251 1000 t compare
- 13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 251 1000 t compare
- 13 United Kingdom 251 1000 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mutton & goat meat — food in Australia?
- Mutton & goat meat — food in Australia was 279 1000 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest mutton & goat meat — food recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 289 1000 t in 2016.
- What is the lowest mutton & goat meat — food recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 206 1000 t in 2011.
- How does Australia rank for mutton & goat meat — food?
- Australia ranks 11th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mutton & goat meat — food rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mutton & Goat Meat — Food. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A food balance sheet presents a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply during a specified reference period. The food balance sheet shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per caput supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it. Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and - by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products - also in terms of caloric value and protein and fat content.