Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Türkiye

Türkiye: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 609,072 t in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
609,072 t
Change on year
down 12.7%
Rank
3rd
of 20 groups
All-time high
698,054 t
in 2023
All-time low
110,401 t
in 1996
Years of data
64
1961–2024

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

200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922024

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for sheep and goat meat — production in Türkiye is 609,072 t, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and up 101.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in Türkiye peaked at 698,054 t in 2023 and was at its lowest, 110,401 t, in 1996.

That places Türkiye 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in Türkiye, 1961 to 2024.
Year t Change
1961 296,000 t
1962 283,000 t -4.4%
1963 287,000 t +1.4%
1964 281,000 t -2.1%
1965 287,000 t +2.1%
1966 299,000 t +4.2%
1967 290,000 t -3.0%
1968 291,000 t +0.3%
1969 321,000 t +10.3%
1970 326,000 t +1.6%
1971 337,000 t +3.4%
1972 335,000 t -0.6%
1973 341,000 t +1.8%
1974 352,516 t +3.4%
1975 397,065 t +12.6%
1976 384,260 t -3.2%
1977 396,500 t +3.2%
1978 410,600 t +3.6%
1979 285,000 t -30.6%
1980 292,000 t +2.5%
1981 349,000 t +19.5%
1982 356,000 t +2.0%
1983 370,000 t +3.9%
1984 375,000 t +1.4%
1985 380,000 t +1.3%
1986 385,000 t +1.3%
1987 382,000 t -0.8%
1988 380,000 t -0.5%
1989 375,000 t -1.3%
1990 370,000 t -1.3%
1991 148,196 t -59.9%
1992 140,173 t -5.4%
1993 128,972 t -8.0%
1994 141,214 t +9.5%
1995 116,239 t -17.7%
1996 110,401 t -5.0%
1997 131,696 t +19.3%
1998 168,132 t +27.7%
1999 156,169 t -7.1%
2000 132,534 t -15.1%
2001 283,092 t +113.6%
2002 277,018 t -2.1%
2003 261,261 t -5.7%
2004 242,566 t -7.2%
2005 241,031 t -0.6%
2006 236,141 t -2.0%
2007 242,140 t +2.5%
2008 242,901 t +0.3%
2009 234,737 t -3.4%
2010 228,967 t -2.5%
2011 255,010 t +11.4%
2012 273,492 t +7.2%
2013 295,718 t +8.1%
2014 302,381 t +2.3%
2015 319,620 t +5.7%
2016 341,997 t +7.0%
2017 340,619 t -0.4%
2018 374,017 t +9.8%
2019 403,296 t +7.8%
2020 436,083 t +8.1%
2021 480,488 t +10.2%
2022 605,292 t +26.0%
2023 698,054 t +15.3%
2024 609,072 t -12.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 292,778 t 281,000 t 321,000 t 9
1970s 356,494 t 285,000 t 410,600 t 10
1980s 364,400 t 292,000 t 385,000 t 10
1990s 161,119 t 110,401 t 370,000 t 10
2000s 239,342 t 132,534 t 283,092 t 10
2010s 313,512 t 228,967 t 403,296 t 10
2020s 565,798 t 436,083 t 698,054 t 5

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 1 China 5.18 million t compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 5.18 million t compare
  3. 3 India 3.01 million t compare
  4. 4 Australia and New Zealand 1.43 million t compare
  5. 5 Australia 981,652 t compare
  6. 6 USSR 915,500 t compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — production in Türkiye?
Sheep and goat meat — production in Türkiye was 609,072 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 698,054 t in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 110,401 t in 1996.
How does Türkiye rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
Türkiye ranks 3rd out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 101.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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.