Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Finland
Finland: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 1,050 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Finland, 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 Finland is 1,050 t, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Finland peaked at 2,200 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 590 t, in 2003.
That places Finland 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Finland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,200 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,900 t | -13.6% |
| 1963 | 1,600 t | -15.8% |
| 1964 | 1,500 t | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 1,800 t | +20.0% |
| 1966 | 1,200 t | -33.3% |
| 1967 | 1,200 t | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 990 t | -17.5% |
| 1969 | 1,100 t | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 1,300 t | +18.2% |
| 1971 | 1,600 t | +23.1% |
| 1972 | 1,400 t | -12.5% |
| 1973 | 1,060 t | -24.3% |
| 1974 | 1,090 t | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 1,110 t | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 1,060 t | -4.5% |
| 1977 | 1,130 t | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 880 t | -22.1% |
| 1979 | 930 t | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 870 t | -6.5% |
| 1981 | 900 t | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 1,040 t | +15.6% |
| 1983 | 1,160 t | +11.5% |
| 1984 | 1,340 t | +15.5% |
| 1985 | 1,480 t | +10.4% |
| 1986 | 1,350 t | -8.8% |
| 1987 | 1,360 t | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1,070 t | -21.3% |
| 1989 | 990 t | -7.5% |
| 1990 | 1,090 t | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 1,060 t | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 1,190 t | +12.3% |
| 1993 | 1,300 t | +9.2% |
| 1994 | 1,480 t | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 1,570 t | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 1,350 t | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 1,270 t | -5.9% |
| 1998 | 1,180 t | -7.1% |
| 1999 | 910 t | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 750 t | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 670 t | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 640 t | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 590 t | -7.8% |
| 2004 | 650 t | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 620 t | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 650 t | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 740 t | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 770 t | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 760 t | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 790 t | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 950 t | +20.3% |
| 2012 | 950 t | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 980 t | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 1,090 t | +11.2% |
| 2015 | 1,250 t | +14.7% |
| 2016 | 1,330 t | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 1,350 t | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1,520 t | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 1,500 t | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 1,460 t | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 1,320 t | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 1,320 t | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1,110 t | -15.9% |
| 2024 | 1,050 t | -5.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1,050 t is below the median for high income countries, which is 4,310 t, 24% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1,050 t is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,875 t, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,499 t | 990 t | 2,200 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,156 t | 880 t | 1,600 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,156 t | 870 t | 1,480 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,240 t | 910 t | 1,570 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 684 t | 590 t | 770 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,171 t | 790 t | 1,520 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,252 t | 1,050 t | 1,460 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 130 China, Taiwan Province of 1,426 t compare
- 131 Gabon 1,176 t compare
- 132 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,081 t compare
- 134 Colombia 940.82 t compare
- 135 Montenegro 918.1 t compare
- 136 Belarus 900 t compare
More agriculture & rural data for Finland
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0261 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,466 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5476 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2548 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 7.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — production in Finland?
- Sheep and goat meat — production in Finland was 1,050 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,200 t in 1961.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 590 t in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
- Finland ranks 133rd out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland 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.