Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central Asia

Central Asia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 33.76 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33.76 million An
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
15th
of 29 groups
All-time high
33.97 million An
in 2023
All-time low
17.17 million An
in 1999
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central Asia, 1992–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1992200820241992: 24.9M An1993: 27.8M An1994: 28.2M An1995: 25.9M An1996: 23.1M An1997: 18.7M An1998: 18.5M An1999: 17.2M An2000: 17.5M An2001: 17.7M An2002: 18.4M An2003: 19.4M An2004: 20.0M An2005: 20.6M An2006: 22.0M An2007: 23.2M An2008: 24.9M An2009: 24.9M An2010: 26.3M An2011: 27.4M An2012: 28.0M An2013: 29.1M An2014: 29.8M An2015: 30.7M An2016: 31.5M An2017: 33.3M An2018: 33.5M An2019: 32.1M An2020: 30.3M An2021: 32.5M An2022: 33.4M An2023: 34.0M An2024: 33.8M An

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 Asia is 33.76 million An, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Central Asia peaked at 33.97 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17.17 million An, in 1999.

Central Asia ranks 15th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.02 million An 17.17 million An 28.16 million An 8
2000s 20.85 million An 17.46 million An 24.91 million An 10
2010s 30.18 million An 26.32 million An 33.55 million An 10
2020s 32.79 million An 30.32 million An 33.97 million An 5

Countries ranked near Central Asia

  1. 12 Chad 24.68 million An compare
  2. 13 New Zealand 22.37 million An compare
  3. 14 Algeria 20.59 million An compare
  4. 15 Ethiopia PDR 16.11 million An
  5. 16 Yemen 15.03 million An compare
  6. 17 Bangladesh 14.61 million An compare
  7. 18 Morocco 13.40 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Central Asia?
Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Central Asia was 33.76 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 Asia?
The highest recorded value was 33.97 million An in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.17 million An in 1999.
How does Central Asia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered?
Central Asia ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central Asia 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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Indicator
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
235 places, 13,604 data points, 1961–2024
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