Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in China, Taiwan Province of

China, Taiwan Province of: Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight was 28 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28 kg/An
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
12th
of 185 countries
All-time high
29 kg/An
in 2023
All-time low
9 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

China, Taiwan Province of recorded 28 kg/An for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in China, Taiwan Province of peaked at 29 kg/An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9 kg/An, in 1961.

That places China, Taiwan Province of 12th 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 — Yield/Carcass Weight in China, Taiwan Province of, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in China, Taiwan Province of, 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 9 kg/An
1962 9 kg/An +0.0%
1963 9 kg/An +0.0%
1964 9 kg/An +0.0%
1965 9 kg/An +0.0%
1966 9 kg/An +0.0%
1967 9 kg/An +0.0%
1968 9 kg/An +0.0%
1969 9 kg/An +0.0%
1970 9 kg/An +0.0%
1971 9 kg/An +0.0%
1972 9 kg/An +0.0%
1973 9 kg/An +0.0%
1974 9 kg/An +0.0%
1975 9 kg/An +0.0%
1976 9 kg/An +0.0%
1977 9 kg/An +0.0%
1978 9 kg/An +0.0%
1979 12 kg/An +33.3%
1980 13 kg/An +8.3%
1981 13 kg/An +0.0%
1982 12 kg/An -7.7%
1983 13 kg/An +8.3%
1984 13 kg/An +0.0%
1985 13 kg/An +0.0%
1986 13 kg/An +0.0%
1987 14 kg/An +7.7%
1988 13 kg/An -7.1%
1989 13 kg/An +0.0%
1990 14 kg/An +7.7%
1991 15 kg/An +7.1%
1992 16 kg/An +6.7%
1993 20 kg/An +25.0%
1994 20 kg/An +0.0%
1995 20 kg/An +0.0%
1996 20 kg/An +0.0%
1997 19 kg/An -5.0%
1998 19 kg/An +0.0%
1999 21 kg/An +10.5%
2000 21 kg/An +0.0%
2001 21 kg/An +0.0%
2002 21 kg/An +0.0%
2003 23 kg/An +9.5%
2004 23 kg/An +0.0%
2005 24 kg/An +4.3%
2006 24 kg/An +0.0%
2007 26 kg/An +8.3%
2008 25 kg/An -3.8%
2009 26 kg/An +4.0%
2010 26 kg/An +0.0%
2011 26 kg/An +0.0%
2012 25 kg/An -3.8%
2013 25 kg/An +0.0%
2014 27 kg/An +8.0%
2015 28 kg/An +3.7%
2016 28 kg/An +0.0%
2017 28 kg/An +0.0%
2018 28 kg/An +0.0%
2019 28 kg/An +0.0%
2020 28 kg/An +0.0%
2021 28 kg/An +0.0%
2022 28 kg/An +0.0%
2023 29 kg/An +3.6%
2024 28 kg/An -3.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9 kg/An 9 kg/An 9 kg/An 9
1970s 9.3 kg/An 9 kg/An 12 kg/An 10
1980s 13 kg/An 12 kg/An 14 kg/An 10
1990s 18.4 kg/An 14 kg/An 21 kg/An 10
2000s 23.4 kg/An 21 kg/An 26 kg/An 10
2010s 26.9 kg/An 25 kg/An 28 kg/An 10
2020s 28.2 kg/An 28 kg/An 29 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near China, Taiwan Province of

  1. 9 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 15 kg/An compare
  2. 9 Kyrgyzstan 30 kg/An compare
  3. 9 Viet Nam 15 kg/An compare
  4. 9 Polynesia 15 kg/An compare
  5. 10 Fiji 29 kg/An compare
  6. 10 Georgia 29 kg/An compare
  7. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 16 kg/An compare
  8. 13 Japan 27 kg/An compare
  9. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14 kg/An compare
  10. 13 Oman 27 kg/An compare
  11. 13 Republic of Moldova 14 kg/An compare
  12. 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 14 kg/An compare
  13. 15 Barbados 26 kg/An compare
  14. 15 Cabo Verde 15 kg/An compare
  15. 15 Uzbekistan 26 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 China, Taiwan Province of?
Sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in China, Taiwan Province of was 28 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 China, Taiwan Province of?
The highest recorded value was 29 kg/An in 2023.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in China, Taiwan Province of?
The lowest recorded value was 9 kg/An in 1961.
How does China, Taiwan Province of rank for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight?
China, Taiwan Province of ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in China, Taiwan Province of?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China, Taiwan Province of 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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