Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Central America

Central America: Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight was 19 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 29 groups
All-time high
19 kg/An
in 2012
All-time low
13 kg/An
in 1970
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Central America, 1961–2024

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.

Analysis

In 2024, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Central America stood at 19 kg/An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Central America peaked at 19 kg/An in 2012 and was at its lowest, 13 kg/An, in 1970.

Central America ranks 8th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Central America, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Central America, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 14 kg/An
1962 14 kg/An +0.0%
1963 14 kg/An +0.0%
1964 14 kg/An +0.0%
1965 14 kg/An +0.0%
1966 14 kg/An +0.0%
1967 14 kg/An +0.0%
1968 14 kg/An +0.0%
1969 14 kg/An +0.0%
1970 13 kg/An -7.1%
1971 13 kg/An +0.0%
1972 13 kg/An +0.0%
1973 13 kg/An +0.0%
1974 13 kg/An +0.0%
1975 13 kg/An +0.0%
1976 13 kg/An +0.0%
1977 13 kg/An +0.0%
1978 13 kg/An +0.0%
1979 13 kg/An +0.0%
1980 13 kg/An +0.0%
1981 13 kg/An +0.0%
1982 13 kg/An +0.0%
1983 13 kg/An +0.0%
1984 13 kg/An +0.0%
1985 13 kg/An +0.0%
1986 13 kg/An +0.0%
1987 13 kg/An +0.0%
1988 15 kg/An +15.4%
1989 14 kg/An -6.7%
1990 14 kg/An +0.0%
1991 15 kg/An +7.1%
1992 15 kg/An +0.0%
1993 14 kg/An -6.7%
1994 14 kg/An +0.0%
1995 15 kg/An +7.1%
1996 15 kg/An +0.0%
1997 16 kg/An +6.7%
1998 17 kg/An +6.2%
1999 17 kg/An +0.0%
2000 17 kg/An +0.0%
2001 17 kg/An +0.0%
2002 17 kg/An +0.0%
2003 18 kg/An +5.9%
2004 18 kg/An +0.0%
2005 18 kg/An +0.0%
2006 18 kg/An +0.0%
2007 18 kg/An +0.0%
2008 18 kg/An +0.0%
2009 18 kg/An +0.0%
2010 18 kg/An +0.0%
2011 18 kg/An +0.0%
2012 19 kg/An +5.6%
2013 19 kg/An +0.0%
2014 19 kg/An +0.0%
2015 18 kg/An -5.3%
2016 19 kg/An +5.6%
2017 19 kg/An +0.0%
2018 19 kg/An +0.0%
2019 19 kg/An +0.0%
2020 19 kg/An +0.0%
2021 19 kg/An +0.0%
2022 19 kg/An +0.0%
2023 19 kg/An +0.0%
2024 19 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 14 kg/An 14 kg/An 14 kg/An 9
1970s 13 kg/An 13 kg/An 13 kg/An 10
1980s 13.3 kg/An 13 kg/An 15 kg/An 10
1990s 15.2 kg/An 14 kg/An 17 kg/An 10
2000s 17.7 kg/An 17 kg/An 18 kg/An 10
2010s 18.7 kg/An 18 kg/An 19 kg/An 10
2020s 19 kg/An 19 kg/An 19 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Central America

  1. 5 Israel 32 kg/An compare
  2. 5 South Africa 32 kg/An compare
  3. 7 Montenegro 31 kg/An compare
  4. 7 North Macedonia 31 kg/An compare
  5. 9 Kyrgyzstan 30 kg/An compare
  6. 10 Fiji 29 kg/An compare
  7. 10 Georgia 29 kg/An compare

See the full ranking of 234 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Central America?
Sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Central America was 19 kg/An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in Central America?
The highest recorded value was 19 kg/An in 2012.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in Central America?
The lowest recorded value was 13 kg/An in 1970.
How does Central America rank for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight?
Central America ranks 8th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Central America?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central America data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight
Unit
kg/An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
234 places, 13,562 data points, 1961–2024
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