Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Melanesia

Melanesia: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 881.74 t in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
881.74 t
Change on year
up 10.7%
Rank
15th
of 20 regions
All-time high
1,266 t
in 2004
All-time low
242.12 t
in 2016
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

2505007501.0k1.2k196119922024

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

Analysis

Melanesia recorded 881.74 t for sheep and goat meat — production in 2024.

That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 124.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Melanesia peaked at 1,266 t in 2004 and was at its lowest, 242.12 t, in 2016.

That places Melanesia 15th out of 20 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 600.64 t 520 t 642.71 t 9
1970s 473.02 t 428.15 t 502.23 t 10
1980s 765.78 t 560.01 t 882.03 t 10
1990s 912.89 t 805.88 t 1,004 t 10
2000s 986.07 t 426.67 t 1,266 t 10
2010s 352.64 t 242.12 t 443.65 t 10
2020s 585.3 t 364.03 t 881.74 t 5

Countries ranked near Melanesia

  1. 12 Algeria 403,045 t compare
  2. 13 Sudan 385,931 t compare
  3. 14 Ethiopia 285,391 t compare
  4. 15 Uzbekistan 266,110 t compare
  5. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 265,500 t compare
  6. 17 Bangladesh 250,148 t compare
  7. 18 Saudi Arabia 217,857 t compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — production in Melanesia?
Sheep and goat meat — production in Melanesia was 881.74 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Melanesia?
The highest recorded value was 1,266 t in 2004.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Melanesia?
The lowest recorded value was 242.12 t in 2016.
How does Melanesia rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
Melanesia ranks 15th out of 20 regions with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Melanesia?
Over the last ten years it is up 124.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Melanesia 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.