Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered is currently reported for 202 countries. The highest value is 341.12 million An in China; the lowest is 0 An in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 473,082 An, and the mean is 8.84 million An.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 328.9%), and the largest decrease in French Guiana (down 86.0%).
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 341.12 million An | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 341.06 million An | 2024 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 237.70 million An | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Australia and New Zealand | 63.99 million An | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 63.63 million An | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 6 | USSR | 59.57 million An | 1991 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 7 | Nigeria | 48.18 million An | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Australia | 41.62 million An | 2024 | up 21.3% | falling |
| 9 | Sudan (former) | 38.72 million An | 2011 | up 19.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 31.16 million An | 2024 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Sudan | 28.05 million An | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 12 | Türkiye | 27.69 million An | 2024 | up 76.7% | falling |
| 13 | Chad | 24.68 million An | 2024 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 14 | New Zealand | 22.37 million An | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 15 | Algeria | 20.59 million An | 2024 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Ethiopia PDR | 16.11 million An | 1992 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 17 | Yemen | 15.03 million An | 2024 | up 28.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 14.84 million An | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 19 | Bangladesh | 14.61 million An | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 20 | Morocco | 13.40 million An | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12.87 million An | 2024 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 22 | Mongolia | 12.46 million An | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Russian Federation | 11.67 million An | 2024 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 24 | Indonesia | 11.31 million An | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 11.04 million An | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Kenya | 10.70 million An | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 27 | Brazil | 10.49 million An | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 28 | Uzbekistan | 10.22 million An | 2024 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 9.06 million An | 2024 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 8.96 million An | 2024 | down 19.0% | flat |
| 31 | Malawi | 8.39 million An | 2024 | up 114.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Nepal | 7.93 million An | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 7.42 million An | 2024 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 34 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.96 million An | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 35 | Turkmenistan | 6.69 million An | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 36 | Tajikistan | 6.49 million An | 2024 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 6.39 million An | 2024 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Azerbaijan | 6.06 million An | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 39 | Romania | 5.87 million An | 2024 | down 21.5% | rising |
| 40 | Mexico | 5.72 million An | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 41 | Somalia | 5.44 million An | 2024 | down 16.8% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 5.31 million An | 2024 | down 40.7% | flat |
| 43 | Yugoslav SFR | 5.20 million An | 1991 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 44 | Senegal | 4.98 million An | 2024 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Syrian Arab Republic | 4.39 million An | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 46 | France | 4.11 million An | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 47 | Tunisia | 4.08 million An | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 48 | United Arab Emirates | 3.81 million An | 2024 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Cameroon | 3.76 million An | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 50 | Mauritania | 3.71 million An | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 51 | Uganda | 3.70 million An | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 52 | South Sudan | 3.59 million An | 2024 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 53 | Ghana | 3.40 million An | 2024 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Argentina | 3.22 million An | 2024 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 55 | Kuwait | 3.10 million An | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Peru | 2.98 million An | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 57 | Philippines | 2.95 million An | 2024 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.93 million An | 2024 | up 7.0% | falling |
| 59 | Ireland | 2.85 million An | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 60 | Libya | 2.82 million An | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 61 | Benin | 2.50 million An | 2024 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Iraq | 2.44 million An | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 63 | Jordan | 2.35 million An | 2024 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 2.27 million An | 2024 | up 9.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 2.17 million An | 2024 | down 54.1% | rising |
| 66 | Italy | 2.15 million An | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 67 | Niger | 2.15 million An | 2024 | up 29.9% | falling |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.06 million An | 2024 | up 110.7% | rising |
| 69 | Guinea | 2.04 million An | 2024 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Oman | 1.91 million An | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.90 million An | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 72 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 1.82 million An | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 73 | Caribbean | 1.67 million An | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 74 | Viet Nam | 1.64 million An | 2024 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Bahrain | 1.60 million An | 2024 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Serbia | 1.59 million An | 2024 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 77 | Albania | 1.55 million An | 2024 | down 18.7% | rising |
| 78 | Angola | 1.50 million An | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Mali | 1.49 million An | 2024 | up 75.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Zambia | 1.44 million An | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Germany | 1.43 million An | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 82 | Eritrea | 1.43 million An | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 83 | Myanmar | 1.42 million An | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Togo | 1.27 million An | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1.23 million An | 2005 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 86 | Portugal | 1.21 million An | 2024 | up 21.1% | falling |
| 87 | Norway | 1.10 million An | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 88 | Uruguay | 1.09 million An | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 89 | Israel | 1.07 million An | 2024 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.03 million An | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Cuba | 994,901 An | 2024 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Namibia | 989,126 An | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 93 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 809,020 An | 2024 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 94 | Chile | 789,277 An | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 95 | Canada | 765,100 An | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 761,700 An | 2024 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 688,429 An | 2024 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 98 | Palestine | 651,231 An | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 99 | Ukraine | 634,400 An | 2024 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 100 | Croatia | 503,200 An | 2024 | down 2.1% | rising |
| 101 | Armenia | 491,665 An | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 102 | Czechoslovakia | 454,500 An | 1992 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 103 | Iceland | 446,696 An | 2024 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 104 | Haiti | 426,936 An | 2024 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 105 | Qatar | 423,407 An | 2024 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Ecuador | 420,072 An | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 107 | Botswana | 408,599 An | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 108 | Austria | 408,060 An | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 109 | Djibouti | 401,422 An | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 110 | Rwanda | 388,047 An | 2024 | down 46.1% | rising |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 377,934 An | 2024 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Lebanon | 286,185 An | 2024 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 113 | Madagascar | 285,543 An | 2024 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 114 | Burundi | 273,026 An | 2024 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 115 | Switzerland | 265,654 An | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 116 | Cyprus | 256,250 An | 2024 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 117 | Mozambique | 250,270 An | 2024 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 118 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 241,590 An | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Paraguay | 238,847 An | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 120 | Guinea-Bissau | 231,935 An | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 121 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 220,000 An | 1999 | down 32.9% | rising |
| 122 | Sweden | 219,010 An | 2024 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 123 | Liberia | 199,117 An | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 124 | Eswatini | 181,891 An | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 125 | Georgia | 151,509 An | 2024 | down 36.1% | falling |
| 126 | Guatemala | 148,254 An | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 127 | Congo | 146,013 An | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 128 | Gambia | 142,584 An | 2024 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 129 | Czechia | 139,340 An | 2024 | down 18.9% | rising |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 139,118 An | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 131 | Thailand | 136,790 An | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Republic of Korea | 125,586 An | 2024 | up 25.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovenia | 120,480 An | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 110,737 An | 2024 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 135 | Malaysia | 108,657 An | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 136 | Gabon | 102,469 An | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 137 | Belgium | 98,200 An | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 138 | Poland | 88,860 An | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Hungary | 86,780 An | 2024 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Guyana | 83,684 An | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 76,000 An | 2024 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 142 | Lesotho | 68,308 An | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Belarus | 65,512 An | 2024 | down 1.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63,718 An | 2024 | down 35.0% | flat |
| 145 | Colombia | 57,882 An | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Faroe Islands | 55,910 An | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 147 | Republic of Moldova | 51,619 An | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 148 | China, Taiwan Province of | 50,550 An | 2024 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Cabo Verde | 50,047 An | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 150 | Finland | 49,970 An | 2024 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 151 | Slovakia | 48,190 An | 2024 | down 65.5% | falling |
| 152 | Latvia | 46,240 An | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Lithuania | 44,390 An | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 154 | Comoros | 44,145 An | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 155 | Timor-Leste | 42,336 An | 2024 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 156 | Denmark | 41,950 An | 2024 | down 47.7% | rising |
| 157 | Melanesia | 33,180 An | 2024 | up 16.8% | falling |
| 158 | Montenegro | 29,753 An | 2024 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 159 | Fiji | 28,041 An | 2024 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 160 | Jamaica | 25,733 An | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 24,576 An | 2024 | up 131.1% | falling |
| 162 | Costa Rica | 22,658 An | 2024 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Bhutan | 21,923 An | 2024 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 164 | Honduras | 16,797 An | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 165 | Guadeloupe | 16,150 An | 2006 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 166 | Grenada | 14,702 An | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 167 | Equatorial Guinea | 14,318 An | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 168 | Estonia | 11,350 An | 2024 | down 60.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Lucia | 10,081 An | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 170 | Japan | 9,271 An | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Martinique | 9,220 An | 2006 | down 52.1% | rising |
| 172 | Bahamas | 8,468 An | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 173 | El Salvador | 7,761 An | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 174 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 7,655 An | 2024 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 175 | Malta | 7,470 An | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Polynesia | 7,110 An | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 177 | Belize | 6,309 An | 2024 | up 328.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5,463 An | 2024 | down 24.6% | rising |
| 179 | Dominica | 5,257 An | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 180 | Barbados | 4,710 An | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 181 | French Polynesia | 4,681 An | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 182 | Nicaragua | 4,385 An | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 183 | China, Macao SAR | 3,745 An | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Puerto Rico | 3,607 An | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,028 An | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 186 | Mauritius | 2,986 An | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 187 | Papua New Guinea | 2,788 An | 2024 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 188 | Luxembourg | 2,600 An | 2024 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 189 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2,475 An | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 190 | Seychelles | 2,016 An | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 191 | Tonga | 1,911 An | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 192 | Vanuatu | 1,903 An | 2024 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,890 An | 2024 | up 29.4% | falling |
| 194 | Suriname | 1,438 An | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 195 | Singapore | 1,366 An | 2024 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Micronesia | 1,210 An | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 196 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 1,210 An | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 583 An | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 199 | Cook Islands | 518 An | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 200 | New Caledonia | 448 An | 2024 | down 33.4% | volatile |
| 201 | French Guiana | 350 An | 2006 | down 86.0% | rising |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 0 An | 1992 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 1.27 billion An
- Asia 836.75 million An
- Eastern Asia 354.75 million An
- Southern Asia 347.87 million An
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 313.06 million An
- Africa 267.70 million An
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 217.80 million An
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 195.51 million An
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 160.16 million An
- Western Asia 82.52 million An
- Western Africa 79.17 million An
- Eastern Africa 76.73 million An
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.