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

Western Asia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 82.52 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
82.52 million An
Change on year
down 9.7%
Rank
8th
of 29 groups
All-time high
91.40 million An
in 2023
All-time low
28.73 million An
in 1991
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M196119922024

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

Analysis

Western Asia recorded 82.52 million An for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.

That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Asia peaked at 91.40 million An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.73 million An, in 1991.

Western Asia ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Asia, 1961 to 2024.
Year An Change
1961 34.18 million An
1962 33.70 million An -1.4%
1963 34.02 million An +0.9%
1964 33.83 million An -0.6%
1965 34.65 million An +2.4%
1966 35.74 million An +3.1%
1967 34.56 million An -3.3%
1968 34.70 million An +0.4%
1969 36.95 million An +6.5%
1970 37.75 million An +2.2%
1971 39.30 million An +4.1%
1972 38.46 million An -2.1%
1973 38.84 million An +1.0%
1974 40.38 million An +4.0%
1975 43.41 million An +7.5%
1976 42.48 million An -2.1%
1977 44.72 million An +5.3%
1978 46.09 million An +3.1%
1979 37.89 million An -17.8%
1980 39.72 million An +4.8%
1981 45.04 million An +13.4%
1982 46.25 million An +2.7%
1983 48.50 million An +4.9%
1984 49.74 million An +2.6%
1985 49.59 million An -0.3%
1986 50.67 million An +2.2%
1987 51.04 million An +0.7%
1988 47.82 million An -6.3%
1989 47.71 million An -0.2%
1990 47.70 million An -0.0%
1991 28.73 million An -39.8%
1992 31.29 million An +8.9%
1993 31.58 million An +0.9%
1994 33.55 million An +6.3%
1995 32.88 million An -2.0%
1996 32.50 million An -1.2%
1997 34.25 million An +5.4%
1998 36.59 million An +6.8%
1999 36.29 million An -0.8%
2000 35.52 million An -2.1%
2001 43.86 million An +23.5%
2002 42.95 million An -2.1%
2003 43.12 million An +0.4%
2004 43.15 million An +0.1%
2005 43.94 million An +1.8%
2006 44.74 million An +1.8%
2007 47.01 million An +5.1%
2008 47.54 million An +1.1%
2009 49.05 million An +3.2%
2010 48.71 million An -0.7%
2011 53.17 million An +9.2%
2012 55.66 million An +4.7%
2013 58.40 million An +4.9%
2014 59.95 million An +2.7%
2015 60.54 million An +1.0%
2016 61.84 million An +2.1%
2017 62.34 million An +0.8%
2018 64.08 million An +2.8%
2019 68.65 million An +7.1%
2020 73.94 million An +7.7%
2021 76.95 million An +4.1%
2022 81.18 million An +5.5%
2023 91.40 million An +12.6%
2024 82.52 million An -9.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 34.70 million An 33.70 million An 36.95 million An 9
1970s 40.93 million An 37.75 million An 46.09 million An 10
1980s 47.61 million An 39.72 million An 51.04 million An 10
1990s 34.54 million An 28.73 million An 47.70 million An 10
2000s 44.09 million An 35.52 million An 49.05 million An 10
2010s 59.33 million An 48.71 million An 68.65 million An 10
2020s 81.20 million An 73.94 million An 91.40 million An 5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 5 Pakistan 63.63 million An compare
  2. 6 USSR 59.57 million An compare
  3. 7 Nigeria 48.18 million An compare
  4. 8 Australia 41.62 million An compare
  5. 9 Sudan (former) 38.72 million An compare
  6. 10 Ethiopia 31.16 million An compare
  7. 11 Sudan 28.05 million An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Asia?
Sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered in Western Asia was 82.52 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 Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 91.40 million An in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 28.73 million An in 1991.
How does Western Asia rank for sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered?
Western Asia ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Western 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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