Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in European Union (27)

European Union (27): Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight was 14 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14 kg/An
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 29 groups
All-time high
14 kg/An
in 2015
All-time low
11 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in European Union (27), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

European Union (27) recorded 14 kg/An for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

The figure is up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in European Union (27) peaked at 14 kg/An in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11 kg/An, in 1961.

European Union (27) ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in European Union (27), year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in European Union (27), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 11 kg/An
1962 12 kg/An +9.1%
1963 11 kg/An -8.3%
1964 12 kg/An +9.1%
1965 12 kg/An +0.0%
1966 12 kg/An +0.0%
1967 12 kg/An +0.0%
1968 12 kg/An +0.0%
1969 12 kg/An +0.0%
1970 12 kg/An +0.0%
1971 12 kg/An +0.0%
1972 13 kg/An +8.3%
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 13 kg/An +0.0%
1989 13 kg/An +0.0%
1990 13 kg/An +0.0%
1991 13 kg/An +0.0%
1992 13 kg/An +0.0%
1993 13 kg/An +0.0%
1994 13 kg/An +0.0%
1995 13 kg/An +0.0%
1996 13 kg/An +0.0%
1997 13 kg/An +0.0%
1998 13 kg/An +0.0%
1999 13 kg/An +0.0%
2000 13 kg/An +0.0%
2001 13 kg/An +0.0%
2002 13 kg/An +0.0%
2003 13 kg/An +0.0%
2004 13 kg/An +0.0%
2005 13 kg/An +0.0%
2006 13 kg/An +0.0%
2007 13 kg/An +0.0%
2008 12 kg/An -7.7%
2009 13 kg/An +8.3%
2010 12 kg/An -7.7%
2011 13 kg/An +8.3%
2012 13 kg/An +0.0%
2013 13 kg/An +0.0%
2014 13 kg/An +0.0%
2015 14 kg/An +7.7%
2016 13 kg/An -7.1%
2017 14 kg/An +7.7%
2018 13 kg/An -7.1%
2019 14 kg/An +7.7%
2020 14 kg/An +0.0%
2021 14 kg/An +0.0%
2022 14 kg/An +0.0%
2023 14 kg/An +0.0%
2024 14 kg/An +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 11.78 kg/An 11 kg/An 12 kg/An 9
1970s 12.8 kg/An 12 kg/An 13 kg/An 10
1980s 13 kg/An 13 kg/An 13 kg/An 10
1990s 13 kg/An 13 kg/An 13 kg/An 10
2000s 12.9 kg/An 12 kg/An 13 kg/An 10
2010s 13.2 kg/An 12 kg/An 14 kg/An 10
2020s 14 kg/An 14 kg/An 14 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near European Union (27)

  1. 20 Timor-Leste 10 kg/An compare
  2. 21 Armenia 23 kg/An compare
  3. 21 Luxembourg 23 kg/An compare
  4. 23 Canada 22 kg/An compare
  5. 23 Czechia 22 kg/An compare
  6. 23 Grenada 22 kg/An compare
  7. 23 Iraq 22 kg/An compare
  8. 23 Ireland 22 kg/An compare
  9. 23 Niger 22 kg/An compare
  10. 23 Singapore 22 kg/An compare
  11. 23 Australia and New Zealand 22 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 European Union (27)?
Sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in European Union (27) was 14 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 European Union (27)?
The highest recorded value was 14 kg/An in 2015.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in European Union (27)?
The lowest recorded value was 11 kg/An in 1961.
How does European Union (27) rank for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight?
European Union (27) ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in European Union (27)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this European Union (27) 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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