Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Oman
Oman: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 52,222 t in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Oman, 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 Oman is 52,222 t, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Oman peaked at 52,222 t in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,450 t, in 1961.
Oman ranks 51st of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Oman, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,450 t | — |
| 1962 | 1,500 t | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 1,550 t | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 1,600 t | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 1,680 t | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 1,730 t | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 1,780 t | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 1,810 t | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 1,860 t | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 2,010 t | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 2,140 t | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 2,165 t | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2,320 t | +7.2% |
| 1974 | 2,810 t | +21.1% |
| 1975 | 3,430 t | +22.1% |
| 1976 | 3,835 t | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 4,205 t | +9.6% |
| 1978 | 4,282 t | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 5,075 t | +18.5% |
| 1980 | 4,890 t | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 6,775 t | +38.6% |
| 1982 | 8,075 t | +19.2% |
| 1983 | 11,675 t | +44.6% |
| 1984 | 8,375 t | -28.3% |
| 1985 | 9,550 t | +14.0% |
| 1986 | 9,825 t | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 10,100 t | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 12,175 t | +20.5% |
| 1989 | 14,900 t | +22.4% |
| 1990 | 15,275 t | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 16,860 t | +10.4% |
| 1992 | 16,475 t | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 16,525 t | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 16,325 t | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 16,625 t | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 18,050 t | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 18,750 t | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 16,750 t | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 16,340 t | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 17,650 t | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 19,300 t | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 21,050 t | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 22,000 t | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 24,550 t | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 27,550 t | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 26,150 t | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 26,390 t | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 33,750 t | +27.9% |
| 2009 | 34,000 t | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 34,740 t | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 35,775 t | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 36,610 t | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 46,675 t | +27.5% |
| 2014 | 44,203 t | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 40,740 t | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 46,163 t | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 47,091 t | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 46,862 t | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 46,808 t | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 48,082 t | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 49,204 t | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 50,657 t | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 51,595 t | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 52,222 t | +1.2% |
Oman compared with similar countries
- Oman's 52,222 t is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,310 t, 12.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Oman's 52,222 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 52,222 t, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Oman changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +44.6% | 8,075 t | 11,675 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,662 t | 1,450 t | 1,860 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,227 t | 2,010 t | 5,075 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,634 t | 4,890 t | 14,900 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,798 t | 15,275 t | 18,750 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,239 t | 17,650 t | 34,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,567 t | 34,740 t | 47,091 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 50,352 t | 48,082 t | 52,222 t | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Oman
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 560.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2052 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — production in Oman?
- Sheep and goat meat — production in Oman was 52,222 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Oman?
- The highest recorded value was 52,222 t in 2024.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Oman?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,450 t in 1961.
- How does Oman rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
- Oman ranks 51st out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Oman?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Oman 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.