Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth in China

China: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth was -5.54 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
-5.54 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 3,437.0%
World rank
129th
of 190 countries
All-time high
19.87 % change on previous year
in 1963
All-time low
-6.28 % change on previous year
in 1976
Years of data
63
1962–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth in China, 1962–2024

-1001020196219932024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.

Analysis

In 2024, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth in China stood at -5.54 % change on previous year.

The figure is down 3,437.0% on the previous year and down 232.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth in China peaked at 19.87 % change on previous year in 1963 and was at its lowest, -6.28 % change on previous year, in 1976.

That places China 129th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth in China, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate in China, 1962 to 2024.
Year % change on previous year Change
1962 0.0448 % change on previous year
1963 19.87 % change on previous year +44226.8%
1964 16.67 % change on previous year -16.1%
1965 12.11 % change on previous year -27.3%
1966 18.46 % change on previous year +52.4%
1967 3.77 % change on previous year -79.6%
1968 2.55 % change on previous year -32.3%
1969 1.51 % change on previous year -40.7%
1970 1.52 % change on previous year +0.8%
1971 11.78 % change on previous year +673.8%
1972 8.27 % change on previous year -29.9%
1973 10.09 % change on previous year +22.1%
1974 2.93 % change on previous year -71.0%
1975 4.67 % change on previous year +59.4%
1976 -6.28 % change on previous year -234.3%
1977 5.07 % change on previous year -180.8%
1978 4.94 % change on previous year -2.5%
1979 16.88 % change on previous year +241.8%
1980 19.7 % change on previous year +16.7%
1981 5.49 % change on previous year -72.1%
1982 6.13 % change on previous year +11.7%
1983 0.8378 % change on previous year -86.3%
1984 5.37 % change on previous year +541.1%
1985 0.6713 % change on previous year -87.5%
1986 2.88 % change on previous year +329.3%
1987 15.78 % change on previous year +447.4%
1988 12.21 % change on previous year -22.6%
1989 18.98 % change on previous year +55.4%
1990 9.8 % change on previous year -48.4%
1991 9.64 % change on previous year -1.7%
1992 5.94 % change on previous year -38.4%
1993 7.74 % change on previous year +30.4%
1994 7.39 % change on previous year -4.5%
1995 17.64 % change on previous year +138.6%
1996 -0.9973 % change on previous year -105.7%
1997 14.9 % change on previous year -1594.0%
1998 8.34 % change on previous year -44.0%
1999 8.9 % change on previous year +6.7%
2000 5.12 % change on previous year -42.4%
2001 -0.0773 % change on previous year -101.5%
2002 3.78 % change on previous year -4999.2%
2003 8.59 % change on previous year +126.9%
2004 8.32 % change on previous year -3.1%
2005 4.54 % change on previous year -45.4%
2006 2.7 % change on previous year -40.7%
2007 0.8983 % change on previous year -66.7%
2008 0.0619 % change on previous year -93.1%
2009 2.14 % change on previous year +3352.2%
2010 1.82 % change on previous year -14.9%
2011 -2.06 % change on previous year -213.1%
2012 1.64 % change on previous year -179.8%
2013 1.79 % change on previous year +9.3%
2014 4.18 % change on previous year +133.5%
2015 2.54 % change on previous year -39.2%
2016 4.14 % change on previous year +62.9%
2017 0.3345 % change on previous year -91.9%
2018 0.6888 % change on previous year +105.9%
2019 2.22 % change on previous year +222.2%
2020 3.41 % change on previous year +53.7%
2021 7.42 % change on previous year +117.6%
2022 2.37 % change on previous year -68.1%
2023 0.1661 % change on previous year -93.0%
2024 -5.54 % change on previous year -3437.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.37 % change on previous year 0.0448 % change on previous year 19.87 % change on previous year 8
1970s 5.99 % change on previous year -6.28 % change on previous year 16.88 % change on previous year 10
1980s 8.81 % change on previous year 0.6713 % change on previous year 19.7 % change on previous year 10
1990s 8.93 % change on previous year -0.9973 % change on previous year 17.64 % change on previous year 10
2000s 3.61 % change on previous year -0.0773 % change on previous year 8.59 % change on previous year 10
2010s 1.73 % change on previous year -2.06 % change on previous year 4.18 % change on previous year 10
2020s 1.56 % change on previous year -5.54 % change on previous year 7.42 % change on previous year 5

Countries ranked near China

  1. 126 Suriname -4.71 % change on previous year compare
  2. 127 Philippines -4.73 % change on previous year compare
  3. 128 Namibia -4.86 % change on previous year compare
  4. 130 China, mainland -5.55 % change on previous year compare
  5. 131 France -5.67 % change on previous year compare
  6. 132 Latvia -5.82 % change on previous year compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

More agriculture & rural data for China

All data for China →

Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth in China?
Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth in China was -5.54 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 19.87 % change on previous year in 1963.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was -6.28 % change on previous year in 1976.
How does China rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth?
China ranks 129th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered, annual growth rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 232.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 63 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth in China. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/sheep-and-goat-meat-producing-animals-slaughtered-annual-growth-rate/china/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://agriculture.statizoid.com/stat/sheep-and-goat-meat-producing-animals-slaughtered-annual-growth-rate/china/">Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth in China</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 13,325 data points, 1962–2024
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.