Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Melanesia
Melanesia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 33,180 An in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Melanesia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Melanesia recorded 33,180 An for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Melanesia peaked at 102,094 An in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23,118 An, in 2016.
That places Melanesia 192nd out of 246 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 57,286 An | — |
| 1962 | 57,076 An | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 61,824 An | +8.3% |
| 1964 | 60,788 An | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 61,353 An | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 59,960 An | -2.3% |
| 1967 | 49,947 An | -16.7% |
| 1968 | 55,508 An | +11.1% |
| 1969 | 56,535 An | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 51,038 An | -9.7% |
| 1971 | 52,395 An | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 49,836 An | -4.9% |
| 1973 | 48,670 An | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 50,379 An | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 46,171 An | -8.4% |
| 1976 | 42,975 An | -6.9% |
| 1977 | 42,455 An | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 36,850 An | -13.2% |
| 1979 | 39,330 An | +6.7% |
| 1980 | 41,750 An | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 55,685 An | +33.4% |
| 1982 | 59,548 An | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 67,635 An | +13.6% |
| 1984 | 73,720 An | +9.0% |
| 1985 | 75,970 An | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 78,560 An | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 77,464 An | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 73,454 An | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 76,126 An | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 70,543 An | -7.3% |
| 1991 | 73,947 An | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 66,703 An | -9.8% |
| 1993 | 68,671 An | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 75,094 An | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 86,342 An | +15.0% |
| 1996 | 80,861 An | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 78,897 An | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 79,622 An | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 79,967 An | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 80,627 An | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 83,629 An | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 86,982 An | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 70,582 An | -18.9% |
| 2004 | 102,094 An | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 81,400 An | -20.3% |
| 2006 | 83,112 An | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 83,064 An | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 85,714 An | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 50,961 An | -40.5% |
| 2010 | 46,868 An | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 25,405 An | -45.8% |
| 2012 | 26,915 An | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 27,728 An | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 28,398 An | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 25,826 An | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 23,118 An | -10.5% |
| 2017 | 31,939 An | +38.2% |
| 2018 | 33,388 An | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 33,802 An | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 33,130 An | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 30,759 An | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 31,187 An | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 32,047 An | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 33,180 An | +3.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Melanesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | -45.8% | 46,868 An | 25,405 An |
| 2004 | +44.6% | 70,582 An | 102,094 An |
| 2009 | -40.5% | 85,714 An | 50,961 An |
| 2017 | +38.2% | 23,118 An | 31,939 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 57,809 An | 49,947 An | 61,824 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 46,010 An | 36,850 An | 52,395 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,991 An | 41,750 An | 78,560 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 76,065 An | 66,703 An | 86,342 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 80,816 An | 50,961 An | 102,094 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,339 An | 23,118 An | 46,868 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 32,061 An | 30,759 An | 33,180 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 190 Timor-Leste 42,336 An compare
- 191 Denmark 41,950 An compare
- 193 Montenegro 29,753 An compare
- 194 Fiji 28,041 An compare
- 194 Fiji 28,041 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Melanesia
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- Edible offal of cattle, fresh, chilled or frozen — Production, annual -5.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Chickens — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, annual growth -6.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle fat, unrendered — Production, annual growth rate -5.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cattle — Stocks, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 6.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 6.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 19.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Melanesia?
- Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Melanesia was 33,180 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 Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 102,094 An in 2004.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,118 An in 2016.
- How does Melanesia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Melanesia ranks 192nd out of 246 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Melanesia 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.