Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in United States of America
United States of America: Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight was 24 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in United States of America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg/An.
Analysis
In 2024, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in United States of America stood at 24 kg/An.
The figure is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in United States of America peaked at 29 kg/An in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21 kg/An, in 1962.
United States of America ranks 2nd of 29 groups on this measure, 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 22 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 21 kg/An | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 22 kg/An | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 22 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 22 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 23 kg/An | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 22 kg/An | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 23 kg/An | +4.5% |
| 1969 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 24 kg/An | +4.3% |
| 1974 | 23 kg/An | -4.2% |
| 1975 | 23 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 24 kg/An | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 24 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25 kg/An | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 26 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 25 kg/An | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 26 kg/An | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 27 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 28 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 29 kg/An | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 27 kg/An | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 26 kg/An | -3.7% |
| 1995 | 27 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 28 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 28 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27 kg/An | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24 kg/An | -11.1% |
| 2005 | 24 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27 kg/An | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 28 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 27 kg/An | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26 kg/An | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 27 kg/An | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 28 kg/An | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 27 kg/An | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 26 kg/An | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 25 kg/An | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24 kg/An | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 24 kg/An | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.22 kg/An | 21 kg/An | 23 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.8 kg/An | 23 kg/An | 26 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.1 kg/An | 25 kg/An | 28 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.4 kg/An | 26 kg/An | 29 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7 kg/An | 24 kg/An | 28 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.9 kg/An | 26 kg/An | 28 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6 kg/An | 24 kg/An | 25 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 1 Malaysia 39 kg/An compare
- 1 Syrian Arab Republic 47 kg/An compare
- 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 Israel 32 kg/An compare
- 5 South Africa 32 kg/An compare
- 5 Türkiye 22 kg/An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in United States of America?
- Sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in United States of America was 24 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 29 kg/An in 1990.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 kg/An in 1962.
- How does United States of America rank for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight?
- United States of America ranks 2nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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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.