Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America
Central America: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 5.92 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America is 5.92 million An, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America peaked at 5.92 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.43 million An, in 1961.
That places Central America 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.43 million An | — |
| 1962 | 2.44 million An | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 2.48 million An | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 2.61 million An | +5.0% |
| 1965 | 2.68 million An | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 2.55 million An | -4.9% |
| 1967 | 2.63 million An | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 2.64 million An | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 2.96 million An | +11.9% |
| 1970 | 3.09 million An | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 3.11 million An | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 3.91 million An | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 3.93 million An | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 3.93 million An | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 3.94 million An | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.95 million An | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 3.99 million An | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 4.04 million An | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 4.15 million An | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 4.28 million An | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 4.47 million An | +4.6% |
| 1982 | 4.61 million An | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 4.41 million An | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 4.22 million An | -4.3% |
| 1985 | 4.91 million An | +16.3% |
| 1986 | 5.09 million An | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 4.79 million An | -5.9% |
| 1988 | 4.47 million An | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 4.58 million An | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 4.51 million An | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 4.62 million An | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 4.74 million An | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 5.12 million An | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 4.96 million An | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 4.69 million An | -5.5% |
| 1996 | 4.52 million An | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 4.17 million An | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 4.26 million An | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 4.20 million An | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 4.42 million An | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 4.63 million An | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 4.82 million An | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 4.92 million An | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.96 million An | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 4.96 million An | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 5.07 million An | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 5.23 million An | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 5.36 million An | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.45 million An | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.56 million An | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.59 million An | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.51 million An | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 5.38 million An | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 5.45 million An | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 5.53 million An | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 5.54 million An | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.51 million An | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 5.46 million An | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.51 million An | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.59 million An | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.65 million An | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 5.75 million An | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.89 million An | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 5.92 million An | +0.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +25.8% | 3.11 million An | 3.91 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.60 million An | 2.43 million An | 2.96 million An | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.81 million An | 3.09 million An | 4.15 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.58 million An | 4.22 million An | 5.09 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.58 million An | 4.17 million An | 5.12 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.98 million An | 4.42 million An | 5.45 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.50 million An | 5.38 million An | 5.59 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.76 million An | 5.59 million An | 5.92 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 24 Morocco 13.40 million An compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12.87 million An compare
- 26 Mongolia 12.46 million An compare
- 27 Russian Federation 11.67 million An compare
- 27 Russia 11.67 million An compare
- 29 Indonesia 11.31 million An compare
- 30 Saudi Arabia 11.04 million An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 0.6939 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -10.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -5.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) -2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -1.88 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America was 5.92 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 5.92 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million An in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Central America ranks 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America 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.