Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Sheep and Goat Meat — Production was 265,500 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 265,500 t for sheep and goat meat — production in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 402,000 t in 1993 and was at its lowest, 207,881 t, in 1969.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Sheep and Goat Meat — Production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 268,190 t | — |
| 1962 | 254,952 t | -4.9% |
| 1963 | 245,921 t | -3.5% |
| 1964 | 257,042 t | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 245,864 t | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 270,987 t | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 262,641 t | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 247,427 t | -5.8% |
| 1969 | 207,881 t | -16.0% |
| 1970 | 228,100 t | +9.7% |
| 1971 | 226,490 t | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 220,990 t | -2.4% |
| 1973 | 233,101 t | +5.5% |
| 1974 | 252,381 t | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 259,020 t | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 245,100 t | -5.4% |
| 1977 | 223,000 t | -9.0% |
| 1978 | 227,500 t | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 231,000 t | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 277,000 t | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 259,000 t | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 264,000 t | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 287,000 t | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 288,000 t | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 304,000 t | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 289,544 t | -4.8% |
| 1987 | 295,694 t | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 321,940 t | +8.9% |
| 1989 | 366,109 t | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 370,226 t | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 385,461 t | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 401,000 t | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 402,000 t | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 395,000 t | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 394,000 t | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 373,000 t | -5.3% |
| 1997 | 342,000 t | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 375,000 t | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 392,000 t | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 383,000 t | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 267,000 t | -30.3% |
| 2002 | 307,000 t | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 303,000 t | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 312,000 t | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 331,000 t | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 333,500 t | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 329,500 t | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 331,600 t | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 313,100 t | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 286,800 t | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 300,700 t | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 275,000 t | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 289,000 t | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 298,000 t | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 302,000 t | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 291,000 t | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 299,000 t | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 289,000 t | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 307,000 t | +6.2% |
| 2020 | 296,000 t | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 283,000 t | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 291,200 t | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 286,000 t | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 265,500 t | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 251,212 t | 207,881 t | 270,987 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 234,668 t | 220,990 t | 259,020 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 295,229 t | 259,000 t | 366,109 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 382,969 t | 342,000 t | 402,000 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 321,070 t | 267,000 t | 383,000 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 293,750 t | 275,000 t | 307,000 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 284,340 t | 265,500 t | 296,000 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 13 Sudan 385,931 t compare
- 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 9,650 t compare
- 14 Ethiopia 285,391 t compare
- 14 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3,383 t compare
- 15 Uzbekistan 266,110 t compare
- 15 Melanesia 881.74 t compare
- 16 Republic of Moldova 705 t compare
- 17 Bangladesh 250,148 t compare
- 17 Timor-Leste 428.54 t compare
- 18 Saudi Arabia 217,857 t compare
- 18 Polynesia 107.08 t compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 13.32 t compare
- 19 Russian Federation 204,950 t compare
- 19 Micronesia 13.32 t compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Sheep and goat meat — production in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 265,500 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 402,000 t in 1993.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — production recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 207,881 t in 1969.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for sheep and goat meat — production?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — production rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.