Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per capita in Australia

Australia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per capita was 0.0361 t per person in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0361 t per person
Change on year
up 8.8%
World rank
3rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
0.0726 t per person
in 1972
All-time low
0.0244 t per person
in 2011
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024

0.020.030.040.050.060.07196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in t per person.

Analysis

In 2024, sheep and goat meat — production, per capita in Australia stood at 0.0361 t per person.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.8% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0726 t per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0244 t per person, in 2011.

That places Australia 3rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per capita in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per capita in Australia, 1961 to 2024.
Year t per person Change
1961 0.0557 t per person
1962 0.0555 t per person -0.3%
1963 0.0551 t per person -0.8%
1964 0.0533 t per person -3.2%
1965 0.0522 t per person -2.1%
1966 0.0522 t per person +0.1%
1967 0.0506 t per person -3.2%
1968 0.0554 t per person +9.5%
1969 0.0555 t per person +0.2%
1970 0.0604 t per person +8.9%
1971 0.0638 t per person +5.7%
1972 0.0726 t per person +13.8%
1973 0.0533 t per person -26.5%
1974 0.0341 t per person -36.1%
1975 0.038 t per person +11.4%
1976 0.0419 t per person +10.4%
1977 0.0387 t per person -7.6%
1978 0.0358 t per person -7.6%
1979 0.0339 t per person -5.4%
1980 0.0374 t per person +10.3%
1981 0.0388 t per person +3.8%
1982 0.0337 t per person -13.1%
1983 0.0345 t per person +2.4%
1984 0.0299 t per person -13.4%
1985 0.0327 t per person +9.4%
1986 0.0364 t per person +11.4%
1987 0.0362 t per person -0.5%
1988 0.0359 t per person -1.0%
1989 0.0327 t per person -8.8%
1990 0.0372 t per person +14.0%
1991 0.0392 t per person +5.3%
1992 0.0388 t per person -1.1%
1993 0.0371 t per person -4.3%
1994 0.037 t per person -0.4%
1995 0.0351 t per person -5.2%
1996 0.0321 t per person -8.6%
1997 0.0312 t per person -2.6%
1998 0.0336 t per person +7.4%
1999 0.0339 t per person +0.9%
2000 0.0363 t per person +7.2%
2001 0.0376 t per person +3.7%
2002 0.0338 t per person -10.2%
2003 0.0311 t per person -8.1%
2004 0.029 t per person -6.6%
2005 0.0304 t per person +4.8%
2006 0.0315 t per person +3.6%
2007 0.0336 t per person +6.7%
2008 0.0319 t per person -5.2%
2009 0.0305 t per person -4.4%
2010 0.0264 t per person -13.3%
2011 0.0244 t per person -7.6%
2012 0.0257 t per person +5.3%
2013 0.0299 t per person +16.4%
2014 0.0321 t per person +7.3%
2015 0.0316 t per person -1.5%
2016 0.0308 t per person -2.5%
2017 0.0286 t per person -7.3%
2018 0.0304 t per person +6.6%
2019 0.0297 t per person -2.3%
2020 0.0263 t per person -11.8%
2021 0.0266 t per person +1.5%
2022 0.0284 t per person +6.6%
2023 0.0332 t per person +16.8%
2024 0.0361 t per person +8.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0539 t per person 0.0506 t per person 0.0557 t per person 9
1970s 0.0473 t per person 0.0339 t per person 0.0726 t per person 10
1980s 0.0348 t per person 0.0299 t per person 0.0388 t per person 10
1990s 0.0355 t per person 0.0312 t per person 0.0392 t per person 10
2000s 0.0326 t per person 0.029 t per person 0.0376 t per person 10
2010s 0.029 t per person 0.0244 t per person 0.0321 t per person 10
2020s 0.0301 t per person 0.0263 t per person 0.0361 t per person 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 1 New Zealand 0.0852 t per person compare
  2. 2 Mongolia 0.0559 t per person compare
  3. 4 Chad 0.0209 t per person compare
  4. 5 Iceland 0.0206 t per person compare
  5. 6 Turkmenistan 0.0186 t per person compare

See the full ranking of 164 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — production, per capita in Australia?
Sheep and goat meat — production, per capita in Australia was 0.0361 t per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production, per capita recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0726 t per person in 1972.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production, per capita recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0244 t per person in 2011.
How does Australia rank for sheep and goat meat — production, per capita?
Australia ranks 3rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — production, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Sheep and Goat Meat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Sheep and Goat Meat — Production ÷ Population, total

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Indicator
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production, per capita
Unit
t per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,535 data points, 1961–2024
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Sheep and Goat Meat — Production divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.