Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Caribbean
Caribbean: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 1.67 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Caribbean, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Caribbean recorded 1.67 million An for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Caribbean peaked at 1.77 million An in 2021 and was at its lowest, 677,340 An, in 1965.
That places Caribbean 90th out of 246 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 697,842 An | — |
| 1962 | 703,961 An | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 691,644 An | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 679,836 An | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 677,340 An | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 691,067 An | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 768,690 An | +11.2% |
| 1968 | 803,406 An | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 716,942 An | -10.8% |
| 1970 | 718,228 An | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 721,415 An | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 719,672 An | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 728,160 An | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 709,758 An | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 715,740 An | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 722,357 An | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 728,202 An | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 692,092 An | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 694,816 An | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 727,776 An | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 733,783 An | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 744,280 An | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 773,952 An | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 789,113 An | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 805,471 An | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 799,753 An | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 780,006 An | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 778,072 An | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 1.10 million An | +41.7% |
| 1990 | 1.16 million An | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 1.15 million An | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.13 million An | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.09 million An | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 1.08 million An | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 871,692 An | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 882,408 An | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 971,231 An | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million An | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 1.04 million An | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 1.27 million An | +22.2% |
| 2001 | 1.30 million An | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 1.40 million An | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 1.41 million An | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.43 million An | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.46 million An | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1.59 million An | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 1.53 million An | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 1.69 million An | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 1.55 million An | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 1.59 million An | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.67 million An | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 1.67 million An | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 1.64 million An | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.66 million An | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.55 million An | -6.4% |
| 2016 | 1.63 million An | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 1.58 million An | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.47 million An | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.61 million An | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 1.67 million An | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 1.77 million An | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 1.68 million An | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.65 million An | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.67 million An | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Caribbean changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +41.7% | 778,072 An | 1.10 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 714,525 An | 677,340 An | 803,406 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 715,044 An | 692,092 An | 728,202 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 803,479 An | 727,776 An | 1.10 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 million An | 871,692 An | 1.16 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.46 million An | 1.27 million An | 1.69 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.61 million An | 1.47 million An | 1.67 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.69 million An | 1.65 million An | 1.77 million An | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Caribbean?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Caribbean was 1.67 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 million An in 2021.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 677,340 An in 1965.
- How does Caribbean rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Caribbean ranks 90th out of 246 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.