Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Central America
Central America: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 113,064 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — production in Central America is 113,064 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Central America peaked at 113,064 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33,816 t, in 1962.
That places Central America 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Central America, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 33,878 t | — |
| 1962 | 33,816 t | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 34,437 t | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 36,046 t | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 37,337 t | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 35,129 t | -5.9% |
| 1967 | 36,314 t | +3.4% |
| 1968 | 36,460 t | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 40,346 t | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 40,935 t | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 41,890 t | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 51,381 t | +22.7% |
| 1973 | 51,718 t | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 51,772 t | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 51,887 t | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 52,179 t | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 52,775 t | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 53,634 t | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 54,866 t | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 55,484 t | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 57,934 t | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 59,810 t | +3.2% |
| 1983 | 57,284 t | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 54,770 t | -4.4% |
| 1985 | 62,133 t | +13.4% |
| 1986 | 64,992 t | +4.6% |
| 1987 | 60,288 t | -7.2% |
| 1988 | 64,974 t | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 64,573 t | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 63,674 t | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 67,878 t | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 73,041 t | +7.6% |
| 1993 | 72,482 t | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 71,515 t | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 70,201 t | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 68,054 t | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 67,969 t | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 70,882 t | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 70,187 t | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 73,852 t | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 77,902 t | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 82,971 t | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 86,594 t | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 88,621 t | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 91,231 t | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 93,379 t | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 94,272 t | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 97,259 t | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 99,855 t | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 101,724 t | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 103,295 t | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 102,151 t | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 100,637 t | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 101,026 t | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 101,844 t | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 102,973 t | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 104,385 t | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 105,708 t | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 106,862 t | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 107,664 t | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 109,350 t | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 111,105 t | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 112,516 t | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 113,064 t | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,974 t | 33,816 t | 40,346 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 50,304 t | 40,935 t | 54,866 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 60,224 t | 54,770 t | 64,992 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 69,588 t | 63,674 t | 73,041 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 88,594 t | 73,852 t | 99,855 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 103,060 t | 100,637 t | 106,862 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 110,740 t | 107,664 t | 113,064 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 21 South Africa 180,440 t compare
- 22 Yemen 159,682 t compare
- 23 Kenya 153,964 t compare
- 24 Brazil 151,427 t compare
- 25 Morocco 151,200 t compare
- 26 Ethiopia PDR 149,180 t compare
- 27 Kazakhstan 148,772 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
- Tomatoes — Production, annual growth rate 0.5695 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested 167,359 ha (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Yield/Carcass Weight 4 kg/An (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Production 12,410 t (2024)
- Raw hides and skins of sheep or lambs — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 3.52 million An (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production 1.12 million t (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield 6,716 kg/ha (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Milk Animals 5.49 million An (2024)
- Oranges — Area harvested 416,734 ha (2024)
- Oranges — Production 5.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — production in Central America?
- Sheep and goat meat — production in Central America was 113,064 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 113,064 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,816 t in 1962.
- How does Central America rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
- Central America ranks 24th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.