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
Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Asia, 1961–2024
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 10th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
| 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Western Asia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -39.8% | 47.70 million An | 28.73 million An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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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 10th out of 30 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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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.