Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs): Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight was 15 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15 kg/An
Change on year
up 7.1%
Rank
15th
of 29 groups
All-time high
15 kg/An
in 2024
All-time low
12 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961–2024

051015196119922024

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

Analysis

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) recorded 15 kg/An for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) peaked at 15 kg/An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12 kg/An, in 1961.

Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 15th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs), 1961 to 2024.
Year kg/An Change
1961 12 kg/An
1962 12 kg/An +0.0%
1963 12 kg/An +0.0%
1964 12 kg/An +0.0%
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 12 kg/An +0.0%
1973 12 kg/An +0.0%
1974 12 kg/An +0.0%
1975 12 kg/An +0.0%
1976 12 kg/An +0.0%
1977 12 kg/An +0.0%
1978 13 kg/An +8.3%
1979 13 kg/An +0.0%
1980 13 kg/An +0.0%
1981 13 kg/An +0.0%
1982 12 kg/An -7.7%
1983 12 kg/An +0.0%
1984 12 kg/An +0.0%
1985 12 kg/An +0.0%
1986 12 kg/An +0.0%
1987 12 kg/An +0.0%
1988 12 kg/An +0.0%
1989 13 kg/An +8.3%
1990 13 kg/An +0.0%
1991 13 kg/An +0.0%
1992 13 kg/An +0.0%
1993 14 kg/An +7.7%
1994 14 kg/An +0.0%
1995 14 kg/An +0.0%
1996 14 kg/An +0.0%
1997 14 kg/An +0.0%
1998 14 kg/An +0.0%
1999 14 kg/An +0.0%
2000 14 kg/An +0.0%
2001 14 kg/An +0.0%
2002 13 kg/An -7.1%
2003 13 kg/An +0.0%
2004 13 kg/An +0.0%
2005 14 kg/An +7.7%
2006 13 kg/An -7.1%
2007 13 kg/An +0.0%
2008 13 kg/An +0.0%
2009 13 kg/An +0.0%
2010 13 kg/An +0.0%
2011 14 kg/An +7.7%
2012 14 kg/An +0.0%
2013 14 kg/An +0.0%
2014 14 kg/An +0.0%
2015 14 kg/An +0.0%
2016 14 kg/An +0.0%
2017 14 kg/An +0.0%
2018 14 kg/An +0.0%
2019 13 kg/An -7.1%
2020 14 kg/An +7.7%
2021 14 kg/An +0.0%
2022 14 kg/An +0.0%
2023 14 kg/An +0.0%
2024 15 kg/An +7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 12 kg/An 12 kg/An 12 kg/An 9
1970s 12.2 kg/An 12 kg/An 13 kg/An 10
1980s 12.3 kg/An 12 kg/An 13 kg/An 10
1990s 13.7 kg/An 13 kg/An 14 kg/An 10
2000s 13.3 kg/An 13 kg/An 14 kg/An 10
2010s 13.8 kg/An 13 kg/An 14 kg/An 10
2020s 14.2 kg/An 14 kg/An 15 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)

  1. 12 China, Taiwan Province of 28 kg/An compare
  2. 12 Côte d'Ivoire 16 kg/An compare
  3. 13 Japan 27 kg/An compare
  4. 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 14 kg/An compare
  5. 13 Oman 27 kg/An compare
  6. 13 Republic of Moldova 14 kg/An compare
  7. 13 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 14 kg/An compare
  8. 15 Barbados 26 kg/An compare
  9. 15 Cabo Verde 15 kg/An compare
  10. 15 Uzbekistan 26 kg/An compare
  11. 17 Democratic Republic of the Congo 11 kg/An compare
  12. 17 Lebanon 25 kg/An compare
  13. 17 Micronesia (Federated States of) 11 kg/An compare
  14. 17 Micronesia 11 kg/An compare
  15. 18 Australia 24 kg/An compare
  16. 18 Malta 24 kg/An compare
  17. 18 Palestine, State of 24 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) was 15 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 Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 15 kg/An in 2024.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 12 kg/An in 1961.
How does Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) rank for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight?
Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 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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