Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Japan

Japan: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 253.31 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
253.31 t
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
150th
of 184 countries
All-time high
3,711 t
in 1961
All-time low
110 t
in 1979
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Japan, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

Japan recorded 253.31 t for sheep and goat meat — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Japan peaked at 3,711 t in 1961 and was at its lowest, 110 t, in 1979.

Japan ranks 150th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 2,066 t 1,083 t 3,711 t 9
1970s 397.8 t 110 t 968 t 10
1980s 238.9 t 117 t 361 t 10
1990s 369 t 272 t 489 t 10
2000s 197.8 t 154 t 267 t 10
2010s 214.21 t 192.5 t 225.01 t 10
2020s 238.97 t 214.04 t 253.31 t 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 147 Grenada 327.93 t compare
  2. 148 Costa Rica 275.39 t compare
  3. 149 Honduras 253.99 t compare
  4. 151 Guadeloupe 236 t compare
  5. 152 Estonia 230 t compare
  6. 153 Bhutan 229.32 t compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — production in Japan?
Sheep and goat meat — production in Japan was 253.31 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 3,711 t in 1961.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 110 t in 1979.
How does Japan rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
Japan ranks 150th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan 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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Indicator
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 13,572 data points, 1961–2024
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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.