Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Uruguay
Uruguay: Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight was 18 kg/An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Uruguay, 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 Uruguay stood at 18 kg/An.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Uruguay peaked at 23 kg/An in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10 kg/An, in 2012.
That places Uruguay 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kg/An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15 kg/An | — |
| 1962 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 17 kg/An | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 15 kg/An | -11.8% |
| 1971 | 14 kg/An | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 15 kg/An | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 13 kg/An | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 14 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1975 | 13 kg/An | -7.1% |
| 1976 | 14 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1977 | 14 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 13 kg/An | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 14 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 16 kg/An | +14.3% |
| 1981 | 14 kg/An | -12.5% |
| 1982 | 13 kg/An | -7.1% |
| 1983 | 14 kg/An | +7.7% |
| 1984 | 16 kg/An | +14.3% |
| 1985 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1986 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 1988 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 1993 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 15 kg/An | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 16 kg/An | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 16 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 13 kg/An | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 11 kg/An | -15.4% |
| 2011 | 11 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10 kg/An | -9.1% |
| 2013 | 17 kg/An | +70.0% |
| 2014 | 16 kg/An | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 17 kg/An | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18 kg/An | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 21 kg/An | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 23 kg/An | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 19 kg/An | -17.4% |
| 2022 | 18 kg/An | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 18 kg/An | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18 kg/An | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 18 kg/An is above the median for high income countries, which is 18 kg/An, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 18 kg/An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14 kg/An, 1.3× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Sheep and Goat Meat — Yield/Carcass Weight in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +70.0% | 10 kg/An | 17 kg/An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.22 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 9 |
| 1970s | 13.9 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.2 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.8 kg/An | 15 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3 kg/An | 13 kg/An | 17 kg/An | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5 kg/An | 10 kg/An | 21 kg/An | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.2 kg/An | 18 kg/An | 23 kg/An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 55 Bahrain 18 kg/An compare
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- 55 Czechoslovakia 18 kg/An compare
- 55 Eswatini 18 kg/An compare
- 55 France 18 kg/An compare
- 55 Hungary 18 kg/An compare
- 55 Iceland 18 kg/An compare
- 55 Latvia 18 kg/An compare
- 55 Madagascar 18 kg/An compare
- 55 Mozambique 18 kg/An compare
- 55 Poland 18 kg/An compare
- 55 Russian Federation 18 kg/An compare
- 55 Serbia and Montenegro 18 kg/An compare
- 55 Ukraine 18 kg/An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Uruguay?
- Sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight in Uruguay was 18 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 23 kg/An in 2020.
- What is the lowest sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 10 kg/An in 2012.
- How does Uruguay rank for sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight?
- Uruguay ranks 55th out of 185 countries with data for 2024.
- Is sheep and goat meat — yield/carcass weight rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.