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

Southern Asia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 347.87 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
347.87 million An
Change on year
up 7.1%
Rank
3rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
347.87 million An
in 2024
All-time low
65.07 million An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Asia, 1961–2024

100.0M200.0M300.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.

Analysis

Southern Asia recorded 347.87 million An for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Asia peaked at 347.87 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 65.07 million An, in 1961.

Southern Asia ranks 3rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Southern Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 65.07 million An
1962 68.31 million An +5.0%
1963 68.93 million An +0.9%
1964 70.23 million An +1.9%
1965 71.18 million An +1.3%
1966 72.08 million An +1.3%
1967 73.64 million An +2.2%
1968 75.14 million An +2.0%
1969 75.14 million An +0.0%
1970 75.52 million An +0.5%
1971 76.46 million An +1.2%
1972 76.03 million An -0.6%
1973 78.56 million An +3.3%
1974 81.15 million An +3.3%
1975 84.49 million An +4.1%
1976 89.27 million An +5.7%
1977 92.28 million An +3.4%
1978 96.11 million An +4.2%
1979 101.30 million An +5.4%
1980 102.24 million An +0.9%
1981 107.05 million An +4.7%
1982 106.94 million An -0.1%
1983 108.70 million An +1.6%
1984 111.26 million An +2.4%
1985 113.98 million An +2.5%
1986 116.98 million An +2.6%
1987 123.01 million An +5.2%
1988 124.60 million An +1.3%
1989 128.42 million An +3.1%
1990 132.53 million An +3.2%
1991 135.62 million An +2.3%
1992 138.96 million An +2.5%
1993 142.52 million An +2.6%
1994 148.33 million An +4.1%
1995 152.72 million An +3.0%
1996 144.27 million An -5.5%
1997 149.02 million An +3.3%
1998 151.36 million An +1.6%
1999 150.28 million An -0.7%
2000 149.54 million An -0.5%
2001 147.32 million An -1.5%
2002 145.75 million An -1.1%
2003 143.55 million An -1.5%
2004 146.70 million An +2.2%
2005 150.25 million An +2.4%
2006 141.44 million An -5.9%
2007 142.10 million An +0.5%
2008 147.94 million An +4.1%
2009 148.67 million An +0.5%
2010 160.28 million An +7.8%
2011 165.16 million An +3.0%
2012 171.96 million An +4.1%
2013 205.39 million An +19.4%
2014 217.12 million An +5.7%
2015 225.89 million An +4.0%
2016 230.49 million An +2.0%
2017 242.04 million An +5.0%
2018 242.47 million An +0.2%
2019 255.59 million An +5.4%
2020 271.55 million An +6.2%
2021 287.23 million An +5.8%
2022 305.87 million An +6.5%
2023 324.73 million An +6.2%
2024 347.87 million An +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 71.08 million An 65.07 million An 75.14 million An 9
1970s 85.12 million An 75.52 million An 101.30 million An 10
1980s 114.32 million An 102.24 million An 128.42 million An 10
1990s 144.56 million An 132.53 million An 152.72 million An 10
2000s 146.33 million An 141.44 million An 150.25 million An 10
2010s 211.64 million An 160.28 million An 255.59 million An 10
2020s 307.45 million An 271.55 million An 347.87 million An 5

Countries ranked near Southern Asia

  1. 1 China 341.12 million An compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 341.06 million An compare
  3. 3 India 237.70 million An compare
  4. 4 Australia and New Zealand 63.99 million An compare
  5. 5 Pakistan 63.63 million An compare
  6. 6 USSR 59.57 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Asia?
Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Southern Asia was 347.87 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 Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 347.87 million An in 2024.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 65.07 million An in 1961.
How does Southern Asia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered?
Southern Asia ranks 3rd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern 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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