Raw milk of sheep — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Raw milk of sheep — Yield/Carcass Weight was 163 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
163 kg/An
Change on year
up 7.2%
Rank
2nd
of 20 groups
All-time high
163 kg/An
in 2024
All-time low
69 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Raw milk of sheep — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 163 kg/An for raw milk of sheep — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, raw milk of sheep — yield/carcass weight in Southern Europe peaked at 163 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69 kg/An, in 1961.

Southern Europe ranks 2nd of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Raw milk of sheep — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Raw milk of sheep — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Europe, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 69 kg/An
1962 69 kg/An +0.0%
1963 72 kg/An +4.3%
1964 74 kg/An +2.8%
1965 79 kg/An +6.8%
1966 83 kg/An +5.1%
1967 74 kg/An -10.8%
1968 72 kg/An -2.7%
1969 78 kg/An +8.3%
1970 81 kg/An +3.8%
1971 80 kg/An -1.2%
1972 84 kg/An +5.0%
1973 86 kg/An +2.4%
1974 87 kg/An +1.2%
1975 87 kg/An +0.0%
1976 89 kg/An +2.3%
1977 89 kg/An +0.0%
1978 91 kg/An +2.2%
1979 94 kg/An +3.3%
1980 93 kg/An -1.1%
1981 95 kg/An +2.2%
1982 97 kg/An +2.1%
1983 97 kg/An +0.0%
1984 97 kg/An +0.0%
1985 94 kg/An -3.1%
1986 94 kg/An +0.0%
1987 93 kg/An -1.1%
1988 96 kg/An +3.2%
1989 97 kg/An +1.0%
1990 86 kg/An -11.3%
1991 91 kg/An +5.8%
1992 96 kg/An +5.5%
1993 97 kg/An +1.0%
1994 95 kg/An -2.1%
1995 91 kg/An -4.2%
1996 97 kg/An +6.6%
1997 98 kg/An +1.0%
1998 103 kg/An +5.1%
1999 104 kg/An +1.0%
2000 107 kg/An +2.9%
2001 109 kg/An +1.9%
2002 111 kg/An +1.8%
2003 114 kg/An +2.7%
2004 114 kg/An +0.0%
2005 114 kg/An +0.0%
2006 106 kg/An -7.0%
2007 109 kg/An +2.8%
2008 111 kg/An +1.8%
2009 105 kg/An -5.4%
2010 108 kg/An +2.9%
2011 106 kg/An -1.9%
2012 108 kg/An +1.9%
2013 112 kg/An +3.7%
2014 115 kg/An +2.7%
2015 123 kg/An +7.0%
2016 125 kg/An +1.6%
2017 123 kg/An -1.6%
2018 127 kg/An +3.3%
2019 140 kg/An +10.2%
2020 143 kg/An +2.1%
2021 150 kg/An +4.9%
2022 152 kg/An +1.3%
2023 152 kg/An +0.0%
2024 163 kg/An +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 74.44 kg/An 69 kg/An 83 kg/An 9
1970s 86.8 kg/An 80 kg/An 94 kg/An 10
1980s 95.3 kg/An 93 kg/An 97 kg/An 10
1990s 95.8 kg/An 86 kg/An 104 kg/An 10
2000s 110 kg/An 105 kg/An 114 kg/An 10
2010s 118.7 kg/An 106 kg/An 140 kg/An 10
2020s 152 kg/An 143 kg/An 163 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 1 Republic of Moldova 81 kg/An compare
  2. 1 Switzerland 450 kg/An compare
  3. 2 Austria 414 kg/An compare
  4. 3 Portugal 337 kg/An compare
  5. 3 Syrian Arab Republic 59 kg/An compare
  6. 4 Spain 274 kg/An compare
  7. 4 Türkiye 47 kg/An compare
  8. 5 Cyprus 248 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 108 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is raw milk of sheep — yield/carcass weight in Southern Europe?
Raw milk of sheep — yield/carcass weight in Southern Europe was 163 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest raw milk of sheep — yield/carcass weight recorded in Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 163 kg/An in 2024.
What is the lowest raw milk of sheep — yield/carcass weight recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 69 kg/An in 1961.
How does Southern Europe rank for raw milk of sheep — yield/carcass weight?
Southern Europe ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is raw milk of sheep — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. 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 Raw milk of sheep — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Raw milk of sheep — 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
108 places, 5,745 data points, 1961–2024
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