Sheep and Goat Meat — Production by country
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area...
What the numbers show
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production is currently reported for 204 countries. The highest value is 5.18 million t in China; the lowest is 4 t in French Guiana.
The median across all reporting countries is 9,660 t, and the mean is 134,806 t.
Over the past decade 114 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Belize (up 335.5%), and the largest decrease in French Guiana (down 86.2%).
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 5.18 million t | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 2 | China, mainland | 5.18 million t | 2024 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 3 | India | 3.01 million t | 2024 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Türkiye | 609,072 t | 2024 | up 101.4% | rising |
| 4 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.43 million t | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 5 | Australia | 981,652 t | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 273,558 t | 2024 | down 25.3% | rising |
| 6 | USSR | 915,500 t | 1991 | up 8.2% | falling |
| 6 | Syrian Arab Republic | 206,557 t | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 7 | Pakistan | 817,144 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 7 | United Republic of Tanzania | 181,600 t | 2024 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan (former) | 485,500 t | 2011 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 42,411 t | 2024 | up 130.7% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 455,157 t | 2024 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 10 | New Zealand | 450,737 t | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 24,593 t | 2024 | up 143.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Chad | 424,654 t | 2024 | up 97.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 21,151 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 12 | Algeria | 403,045 t | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 15,410 t | 2024 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Sudan | 385,931 t | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 13 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 9,650 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 285,391 t | 2024 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 14 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3,383 t | 2024 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Uzbekistan | 266,110 t | 2024 | up 30.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Melanesia | 881.74 t | 2024 | up 124.8% | flat |
| 16 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 265,500 t | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 705 t | 2024 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 250,148 t | 2024 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 428.54 t | 2024 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 217,857 t | 2024 | up 90.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Polynesia | 107.08 t | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 19 | Russian Federation | 204,950 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 19 | Micronesia | 13.32 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 19 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 13.32 t | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 20 | Mongolia | 197,077 t | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 21 | South Africa | 180,440 t | 2024 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 22 | Yemen | 159,682 t | 2024 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Kenya | 153,964 t | 2024 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Brazil | 151,427 t | 2024 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 25 | Morocco | 151,200 t | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 26 | Ethiopia PDR | 149,180 t | 1992 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 148,772 t | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 33,260 t | 2024 | up 176.7% | rising |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 139,348 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 28 | Caribbean | 30,319 t | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 29 | Afghanistan | 132,321 t | 2024 | down 14.1% | rising |
| 29 | Cabo Verde | 759.29 t | 2024 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Indonesia | 113,708 t | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 31 | Mexico | 110,033 t | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 32 | Spain | 107,240 t | 2024 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 89,548 t | 2024 | up 81.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Nepal | 89,042 t | 2024 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 35 | Kyrgyzstan | 87,882 t | 2024 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 84,101 t | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 37 | Malawi | 79,694 t | 2024 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Egypt | 75,000 t | 2024 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 39 | France | 73,790 t | 2024 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 40 | Somalia | 70,039 t | 2024 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 41 | Tunisia | 65,124 t | 2024 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 42 | Ghana | 65,087 t | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritania | 64,757 t | 2024 | up 38.3% | volatile |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 64,237 t | 2024 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 63,445 t | 2024 | up 34.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Ireland | 62,970 t | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 57,090 t | 2024 | down 41.3% | rising |
| 48 | Yugoslav SFR | 56,850 t | 1991 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 49 | Romania | 55,950 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | flat |
| 50 | Iraq | 54,370 t | 2024 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 51 | Oman | 52,222 t | 2024 | up 18.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Kuwait | 51,621 t | 2024 | up 14.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Niger | 47,489 t | 2024 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 44,539 t | 2024 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Cameroon | 44,401 t | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 56 | Argentina | 44,370 t | 2024 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 57 | Libya | 41,142 t | 2024 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 58 | Peru | 38,577 t | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 59 | South Sudan | 36,004 t | 2024 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 60 | Uganda | 35,773 t | 2024 | down 5.4% | rising |
| 61 | Guinea | 33,965 t | 2024 | up 75.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Israel | 33,875 t | 2024 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Serbia | 31,207 t | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 64 | Philippines | 31,136 t | 2024 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 31,013 t | 2024 | up 16.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Jordan | 30,070 t | 2024 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Germany | 29,320 t | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 29,048 t | 2024 | up 235.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Bahrain | 28,694 t | 2024 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Italy | 25,510 t | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 71 | Central African Republic | 24,352 t | 2024 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Serbia and Montenegro | 22,645 t | 2005 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 73 | Mali | 22,518 t | 2024 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Albania | 21,964 t | 2024 | down 11.3% | rising |
| 75 | Norway | 21,934 t | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 76 | Angola | 21,228 t | 2024 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Cuba | 20,239 t | 2024 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Uruguay | 19,994 t | 2024 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 79 | Zambia | 17,960 t | 2024 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 17,220 t | 2024 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 81 | Canada | 17,138 t | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 16,256 t | 2024 | up 71.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Palestine | 15,444 t | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 84 | Portugal | 14,850 t | 2024 | up 35.8% | falling |
| 85 | Rwanda | 14,308 t | 2024 | down 39.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Chile | 13,896 t | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 87 | Namibia | 13,725 t | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 88 | Eritrea | 13,217 t | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 89 | Myanmar | 12,800 t | 2024 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Ukraine | 11,450 t | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 91 | Armenia | 11,117 t | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 9,670 t | 2024 | down 26.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Czechoslovakia | 8,173 t | 1992 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 94 | Iceland | 7,966 t | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 95 | Austria | 7,640 t | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 96 | Lebanon | 7,145 t | 2024 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 97 | Haiti | 6,991 t | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 98 | Qatar | 6,914 t | 2024 | down 50.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Croatia | 6,110 t | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 100 | Ecuador | 6,074 t | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 101 | Switzerland | 5,438 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 102 | Madagascar | 5,203 t | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 103 | Botswana | 4,849 t | 2024 | down 26.1% | rising |
| 104 | Sweden | 4,590 t | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 105 | Djibouti | 4,574 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 106 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 4,500 t | 1999 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 107 | Mozambique | 4,452 t | 2024 | up 79.0% | falling |
| 108 | Georgia | 4,400 t | 2024 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 109 | Cyprus | 4,310 t | 2024 | down 17.2% | flat |
| 110 | Malaysia | 4,269 t | 2024 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Sierra Leone | 3,645 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Burundi | 3,505 t | 2024 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 113 | North Macedonia | 3,418 t | 2024 | down 27.7% | falling |
| 114 | Eswatini | 3,356 t | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 115 | Paraguay | 3,041 t | 2024 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 116 | Czechia | 3,040 t | 2024 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 2,660 t | 2024 | up 137.5% | falling |
| 118 | Guatemala | 2,198 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 119 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,103 t | 2024 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 120 | Thailand | 2,043 t | 2024 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Belgium | 2,020 t | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 122 | Liberia | 1,881 t | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 123 | Republic of Korea | 1,787 t | 2024 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Slovenia | 1,730 t | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 125 | Gambia | 1,660 t | 2024 | up 31.2% | rising |
| 126 | Poland | 1,590 t | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Hungary | 1,560 t | 2024 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Dominican Republic | 1,545 t | 2024 | down 17.5% | rising |
| 129 | Congo | 1,514 t | 2024 | up 0.5% | volatile |
| 130 | China, Taiwan Province of | 1,426 t | 2024 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Gabon | 1,176 t | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,081 t | 2024 | down 27.2% | flat |
| 133 | Finland | 1,050 t | 2024 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 134 | Colombia | 940.82 t | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Montenegro | 918.1 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 136 | Belarus | 900 t | 2024 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Lithuania | 880 t | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 138 | Guyana | 837.03 t | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 139 | Fiji | 814.7 t | 2024 | up 168.0% | rising |
| 140 | Denmark | 810 t | 2024 | down 51.3% | rising |
| 140 | Latvia | 810 t | 2024 | up 19.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Slovakia | 650 t | 2024 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 143 | Faroe Islands | 631.46 t | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 144 | Lesotho | 629.43 t | 2024 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Comoros | 474.99 t | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 146 | Jamaica | 432 t | 2024 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Grenada | 327.93 t | 2024 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Costa Rica | 275.39 t | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Honduras | 253.99 t | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 150 | Japan | 253.31 t | 2024 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Guadeloupe | 236 t | 2006 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 152 | Estonia | 230 t | 2024 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Bhutan | 229.32 t | 2024 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 154 | Trinidad and Tobago | 197 t | 2024 | up 80.7% | falling |
| 155 | Malta | 180 t | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Lucia | 164.97 t | 2024 | down 7.9% | rising |
| 157 | Equatorial Guinea | 157.53 t | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 158 | Belize | 127.94 t | 2024 | up 335.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Barbados | 120.14 t | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 160 | El Salvador | 113.4 t | 2024 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 161 | Bahamas | 104.5 t | 2024 | up 3.2% | falling |
| 162 | Martinique | 103 t | 2006 | down 68.3% | rising |
| 163 | Réunion | 92 t | 2006 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 164 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 74.83 t | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 165 | French Polynesia | 70.24 t | 2024 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 166 | Dominica | 67.31 t | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 167 | Nicaragua | 61.95 t | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 60 t | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 169 | Mauritius | 59.97 t | 2024 | down 29.8% | falling |
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 57 t | 2024 | down 37.6% | rising |
| 171 | Brunei Darussalam | 55.42 t | 2024 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 41.57 t | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Puerto Rico | 41.02 t | 2024 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Singapore | 29.6 t | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Tonga | 29.33 t | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 176 | China, Macao SAR | 27.51 t | 2024 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 22.19 t | 2024 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 177 | Seychelles | 22.19 t | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 179 | Suriname | 19.63 t | 2024 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 19.04 t | 2024 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | 15 t | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.27 t | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 183 | Cook Islands | 7.52 t | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 6.43 t | 2024 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 185 | French Guiana | 4 t | 2006 | down 86.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 19.28 million t
- Asia 12.53 million t
- Eastern Asia 5.39 million t
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 2.62 million t
- Southern Asia 4.58 million t
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4.24 million t
- Middle Africa 538,649 t
- Africa 3.69 million t
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 3.20 million t
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 2.37 million t
- Western Asia 1.64 million t
- Oceania 1.43 million t
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 36,198 t
- Northern Africa 1.12 million t
- Europe 1.06 million t
- Eastern Africa 937,255 t
- Western Africa 885,569 t
- Central Asia 731,660 t
- Americas 564,833 t
- European Union (27) 490,870 t
- Northern Europe 367,371 t
- South America 331,238 t
- Eastern Europe 290,465 t
- Southern Europe 271,298 t
- Southern Africa 203,001 t
- South-Eastern Asia 192,447 t
- Western Europe 135,488 t
- Central America 113,064 t
- Northern America 90,212 t
- United States of America 73,074 t
About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.