Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Europe

Southern Europe: Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight was 13 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13 kg/An
Change on year
up 8.3%
Rank
25th
of 29 groups
All-time high
13 kg/An
in 2022
All-time low
9 kg/An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Europe, 1961–2024

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

Analysis

Southern Europe recorded 13 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 8.3% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Southern Europe peaked at 13 kg/An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9 kg/An, in 1961.

Southern Europe ranks 25th 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 Southern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Southern Europe, 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 10 kg/An +11.1%
1966 10 kg/An +0.0%
1967 9 kg/An -10.0%
1968 9 kg/An +0.0%
1969 9 kg/An +0.0%
1970 10 kg/An +11.1%
1971 10 kg/An +0.0%
1972 10 kg/An +0.0%
1973 10 kg/An +0.0%
1974 10 kg/An +0.0%
1975 10 kg/An +0.0%
1976 10 kg/An +0.0%
1977 11 kg/An +10.0%
1978 11 kg/An +0.0%
1979 11 kg/An +0.0%
1980 11 kg/An +0.0%
1981 11 kg/An +0.0%
1982 11 kg/An +0.0%
1983 11 kg/An +0.0%
1984 11 kg/An +0.0%
1985 11 kg/An +0.0%
1986 11 kg/An +0.0%
1987 11 kg/An +0.0%
1988 11 kg/An +0.0%
1989 11 kg/An +0.0%
1990 11 kg/An +0.0%
1991 11 kg/An +0.0%
1992 11 kg/An +0.0%
1993 11 kg/An +0.0%
1994 11 kg/An +0.0%
1995 11 kg/An +0.0%
1996 11 kg/An +0.0%
1997 11 kg/An +0.0%
1998 11 kg/An +0.0%
1999 11 kg/An +0.0%
2000 11 kg/An +0.0%
2001 11 kg/An +0.0%
2002 11 kg/An +0.0%
2003 11 kg/An +0.0%
2004 11 kg/An +0.0%
2005 11 kg/An +0.0%
2006 11 kg/An +0.0%
2007 11 kg/An +0.0%
2008 11 kg/An +0.0%
2009 11 kg/An +0.0%
2010 11 kg/An +0.0%
2011 11 kg/An +0.0%
2012 11 kg/An +0.0%
2013 12 kg/An +9.1%
2014 12 kg/An +0.0%
2015 12 kg/An +0.0%
2016 12 kg/An +0.0%
2017 12 kg/An +0.0%
2018 12 kg/An +0.0%
2019 12 kg/An +0.0%
2020 12 kg/An +0.0%
2021 12 kg/An +0.0%
2022 13 kg/An +8.3%
2023 12 kg/An -7.7%
2024 13 kg/An +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 9.22 kg/An 9 kg/An 10 kg/An 9
1970s 10.3 kg/An 10 kg/An 11 kg/An 10
1980s 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 10
1990s 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 10
2000s 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 11 kg/An 10
2010s 11.7 kg/An 11 kg/An 12 kg/An 10
2020s 12.4 kg/An 12 kg/An 13 kg/An 5

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

  1. 23 Canada 22 kg/An compare
  2. 23 Czechia 22 kg/An compare
  3. 23 Grenada 22 kg/An compare
  4. 23 Iraq 22 kg/An compare
  5. 23 Ireland 22 kg/An compare
  6. 23 Niger 22 kg/An compare
  7. 23 Singapore 22 kg/An compare
  8. 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 Southern Europe?
Sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Southern Europe was 13 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 Southern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 13 kg/An in 2022.
What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in Southern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 9 kg/An in 1961.
How does Southern Europe rank for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight?
Southern Europe ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Southern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Southern Europe 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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