Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Israel
Israel: Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight was 32 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
Israel recorded 32 kg/An for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Israel peaked at 36 kg/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12 kg/An, in 2001.
That places Israel 5th 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1966 | 13 kg/An | -18.8% |
| 1967 | 17 kg/An | +30.8% |
| 1968 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1969 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 19 kg/An | +18.8% |
| 1971 | 17 kg/An | -10.5% |
| 1972 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1974 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 19 kg/An | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 20 kg/An | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 22 kg/An | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 18 kg/An | -18.2% |
| 1980 | 18 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 17 kg/An | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 18 kg/An | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 19 kg/An | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 18 kg/An | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 19 kg/An | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 18 kg/An | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 18 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 20 kg/An | +11.1% |
| 1994 | 19 kg/An | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 19 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17 kg/An | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 15 kg/An | -11.8% |
| 1998 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 13 kg/An | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 12 kg/An | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 12 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13 kg/An | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 13 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 23 kg/An | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 24 kg/An | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 29 kg/An | +20.8% |
| 2013 | 30 kg/An | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 29 kg/An | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 30 kg/An | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 31 kg/An | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 35 kg/An | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 33 kg/An | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 35 kg/An | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 36 kg/An | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 34 kg/An | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 31 kg/An | -8.8% |
| 2023 | 33 kg/An | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 32 kg/An | -3.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 32 kg/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 kg/An, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Israel's 32 kg/An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 17 kg/An, 1.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.89 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 18 kg/An | 16 kg/An | 22 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.5 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 19 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.3 kg/An | 14 kg/An | 20 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.1 kg/An | 12 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9 kg/An | 23 kg/An | 35 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2 kg/An | 31 kg/An | 36 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
- 2 Rwanda 37 kg/An compare
- 2 Melanesia 27 kg/An compare
- 3 Egypt 35 kg/An compare
- 3 Sri Lanka 35 kg/An compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 26 kg/An compare
- 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 23 kg/An compare
- 5 South Africa 32 kg/An compare
- 5 Türkiye 22 kg/An compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 18 kg/An compare
- 7 Montenegro 31 kg/An compare
- 7 North Macedonia 31 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 696.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0842 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Israel?
- Sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Israel was 32 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 36 kg/An in 2020.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 kg/An in 2001.
- How does Israel rank for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight?
- Israel ranks 5th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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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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.