Global Sheep Meat Production Ranking
Sheep Meat Production by Country (t) 1961 - 2023
Summary
In 2023, China led with 2.7M t, ahead of India at 1.1M t.
China alone accounted for 23.4% of the 2023 total.
Tajikistan grew the fastest since 2013, up 144.6%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2023
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 2.7M | +1.3% | 23.4% | — |
| 2South Asia |  IndiaIND | 1.1M | +11.2% | 9.8% | — |
| 3Oceania |  AustraliaAUS | 846.6K | +19.2% | 7.3% | — |
| 4Middle East & C. Asia |  TürkiyeTUR | 569.1K | +16.3% | 4.9% | — |
| 5#2Oceania |  New ZealandNZL | 429.9K | +0.8% | 3.7% | — |
| 6North Africa |  AlgeriaDZA | 356.5K | +2.3% | 3.1% | — |
| 7Western Europe |  United KingdomGBR | 286K | -1.8% | 2.5% | — |
| 8#2North Africa |  SudanSDN | 266.2K | +0.9% | 2.3% | — |
| 9#2South Asia |  PakistanPAK | 253K | +1.2% | 2.2% | +1 |
| 10#2Middle East & C. Asia |  UzbekistanUZB | 243.5K | +4.0% | 2.1% | +1 |
| 11Sub-Saharan Afr. |  ChadTCD | 240K | +7.9% | 2.1% | +1 |
| 12#3Middle East & C. Asia |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 234.2K | -8.1% | 2.0% | -3 |
| 13 |  Saudi ArabiaKSA | 216.2K | +80.3% | 1.9% | +9 |
| 14 |  Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 197.8K | +6.9% | 1.7% | +1 |
| 15Eastern Europe |  Russian FederationRUS | 189.4K | -1.3% | 1.6% | -2 |
| 16#2East Asia |  MongoliaMNG | 185.5K | -3.0% | 1.6% | -2 |
| 17#3North Africa |  MoroccoMAR | 162.3K | +0.8% | 1.4% | — |
| 18#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  NigeriaNGR | 161.8K | +0.6% | 1.4% | — |
| 19#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  South AfricaRSA | 152.5K | -5.3% | 1.3% | -3 |
| 20 |  KazakhstanKAZ | 137.1K | +1.6% | 1.2% | -1 |
| 21 |  TurkmenistanTKM | 126.8K | -1.0% | 1.1% | -1 |
| 22 |  EthiopiaETH | 123.3K | -2.0% | 1.1% | -1 |
| 23Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 108.8K | +1.5% | 0.9% | +1 |
| 24 |  TajikistanTJK | 105.2K | +9.1% | 0.9% | +2 |
| 25#2Western Europe |  SpainESP | 104.7K | -12.2% | 0.9% | -2 |
| 26#3South Asia |  AfghanistanAFG | 98K | -3.9% | 0.8% | -1 |
| 27 |  AzerbaijanAZE | 88.9K | -0.1% | 0.8% | — |
| 28 |  KyrgyzstanKGZ | 77.4K | +1.8% | 0.7% | +1 |
| 29#3Western Europe |  FranceFRA | 72.8K | -8.0% | 0.6% | -1 |
| 30 |  IrelandIRL | 69.7K | +2.2% | 0.6% | — |
| 31North America |  MexicoMEX | 68.5K | +1.8% | 0.6% | — |
| 32 |  YemenYEM | 68.2K | +1.7% | 0.6% | — |
| 33#2North America |  United StatesUSA | 61.3K | -0.8% | 0.5% | — |
| 34Southeast Asia |  IndonesiaINA | 59.8K | +9.5% | 0.5% | +4 |
| 35 |  TunisiaTUN | 57.6K | -3.2% | 0.5% | — |
| 36 |  EgyptEGY | 55K | -8.3% | 0.5% | -2 |
| 37#2Eastern Europe |  RomaniaROU | 54.5K | -6.6% | 0.5% | — |
| 38Southern Europe |  GreeceGRE | 53.9K | -9.2% | 0.5% | -2 |
| 39 |  KuwaitKWT | 51.7K | -0.7% | 0.4% | — |
| 40 |  KenyaKEN | 51.7K | +31.3% | 0.4% | +5 |
| 41 |  Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA | 48.8K | +42.9% | 0.4% | +7 |
| 42 |  IraqIRQ | 47.3K | +0.5% | 0.4% | -2 |
| 43 |  MauritaniaMRT | 44.3K | +3.1% | 0.4% | -2 |
| 44 |  SenegalSEN | 41.6K | -2.1% | 0.4% | -2 |
| 45#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ArgentinaARG | 39.5K | -2.6% | 0.3% | -2 |
| 46 |  IsraelISR | 38.4K | -3.9% | 0.3% | -2 |
| 47 |  SomaliaSOM | 34.5K | -8.2% | 0.3% | -1 |
| 48 |  OmanOMN | 33.8K | +2.2% | 0.3% | +2 |
| 49#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  PeruPER | 33.7K | +0.5% | 0.3% | — |
| 50 |  Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL | 32.8K | +4.6% | 0.3% | +2 |
| 51 |  JordanJOR | 31.3K | -12.1% | 0.3% | -4 |
| 52 |  GermanyGER | 30.4K | -4.4% | 0.3% | -1 |
| 53#2Southern Europe |  SerbiaSRB | 30K | +6.1% | 0.3% | +2 |
| 54 |  LibyaLBY | 29.4K | +0.2% | 0.3% | — |
| 55 |  BahrainBRN | 28.5K | +1.3% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 56 |  GhanaGHA | 27K | +3.1% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 57 |  ItalyITA | 27K | -8.7% | 0.2% | -4 |
| 58 |  CameroonCMR | 25.6K | +2.1% | 0.2% | — |
| 59 |  Burkina FasoBFA | 24K | +1.5% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 60Northern Europe |  NorwayNOR | 22.4K | -4.7% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 61 |  UruguayURY | 22.3K | -7.3% | 0.2% | -2 |
| 62 |  NigerNIG | 18.2K | -0.2% | 0.2% | — |
| 63 |  NetherlandsNED | 18K | +13.1% | 0.2% | +2 |
| 64#3North America |  CanadaCAN | 17.5K | +2.3% | 0.2% | -1 |
| 65#3Southern Europe |  AlbaniaALB | 15.6K | -8.9% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 66 |  Côte d'IvoireCIV | 15.4K | +4.0% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 67 |  South SudanSSD | 14.1K | +4.1% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 68 |  GuineaGIN | 13.5K | +9.1% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 69 |  BeninBEN | 12.9K | +7.9% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 70 |  PortugalPOR | 12.4K | -16.4% | 0.1% | -4 |
| 71 |  CubaCUB | 11.9K | -5.1% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 72 |  TogoTGO | 11.4K | +104.6% | 0.1% | +14 |
| 73 |  ArmeniaARM | 10.9K | +0.9% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 74 |  NamibiaNAM | 10.7K | -8.6% | 0.1% | -2 |
| 75#2Northern Europe |  IcelandISL | 8.4K | -3.0% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 76 |  ChileCHL | 8.2K | -1.6% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 77#3Eastern Europe |  BulgariaBGR | 8.1K | +15.2% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 78 |  EcuadorECU | 7.2K | +3.1% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 79 |  AustriaAUT | 6.8K | +4.8% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 80 |  EritreaERI | 6.8K | 0.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 81 |  MaliMLI | 6.8K | -38.6% | 0.1% | -8 |
| 82 |  CroatiaHRV | 6.6K | +10.1% | 0.1% | +2 |
| 83 |  UkraineUKR | 6.5K | +1.6% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 84 |  BangladeshBGD | 6.2K | +2.0% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 85 |  QatarQAT | 6K | +7.4% | 0.1% | — |
| 86 |  SwitzerlandSUI | 5.2K | +3.8% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 87 |  LebanonLBN | 5.1K | +1.2% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 88#3Northern Europe |  SwedenSWE | 5.1K | +0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 89 |  GeorgiaGEO | 5K | -3.8% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 90 |  UgandaUGA | 4.7K | 0.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 91 |  AngolaAGO | 4.6K | +1.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 92 |  United Arab EmiratesARE | 4.5K | -1.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 93 |  North MacedoniaMKD | 3.9K | -2.5% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 94 |  ZimbabweZWE | 3.4K | +30.1% | 0.0% | +8 |
| 95 |  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN | 3.1K | -16.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 96 |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD | 2.8K | +0.1% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 97 |  CzechiaCZE | 2.8K | +3.7% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 98 |  CyprusCYP | 2.6K | -10.5% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 99 |  Central African RepublicCAF | 2.6K | +1.1% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 100 |  RwandaRWA | 2.5K | -9.3% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 101 |  DjiboutiDJI | 2.3K | +0.2% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 102#2Southeast Asia |  MyanmarMMR | 2.2K | +1.4% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 103 |  ParaguayPRY | 2.1K | -23.7% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 104 |  MalawiMWI | 2K | +3.7% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 105 |  GuatemalaGTM | 2K | +0.3% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 106 |  HaitiHTI | 1.9K | +6.1% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 107 |  Sierra LeoneSLE | 1.9K | -0.8% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 108 |  NepalNPL | 1.9K | -34.9% | 0.0% | -11 |
| 109 |  BelgiumBEL | 1.8K | -18.8% | 0.0% | -4 |
| 110#3Southeast Asia |  MalaysiaMYS | 1.7K | +14.8% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 111 |  MadagascarMDG | 1.5K | -1.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 112 |  SloveniaSLO | 1.4K | +4.4% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 113 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 1.4K | +13.3% | 0.0% | +7 |
| 114 |  PolandPOL | 1.3K | +10.7% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 115 |  HungaryHUN | 1.3K | +5.7% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 116 |  Guinea-BissauGNB | 1.2K | +0.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 117 |  DenmarkDEN | 1.2K | -0.8% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 118 |  ZambiaZMB | 1.2K | +18.4% | 0.0% | +5 |
| 119 |  FinlandFIN | 1.1K | -15.9% | 0.0% | -5 |
| 120 |  BotswanaBWA | 1.1K | -13.6% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 121#3East Asia |  Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofPRK | 1K | +0.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 122 |  BelarusBLR | 1K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 123 |  LithuaniaLTU | 930 | -3.1% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 124 |  Dominican RepublicDOM | 919.9 | +1.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 125 |  MontenegroMNE | 891.2 | -4.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 126 |  LiberiaLBR | 878.9 | +0.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 127 |  GabonGAB | 828.4 | +0.6% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 128 |  LatviaLAT | 800 | -1.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 129 |  GambiaGMB | 728.4 | +6.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 130 |  Faroe IslandsFRO | 623.4 | +1.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 131 |  MozambiqueMOZ | 582 | +4.1% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 132#3Oceania |  FijiFJI | 580 | +176.2% | 0.0% | +11 |
| 133 |  GuyanaGUY | 565.2 | +0.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 134 |  ColombiaCOL | 558 | -7.0% | 0.0% | -2 |
| 135 |  BurundiBDI | 558 | +4.7% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 136 |  Moldova, Republic ofMDA | 507.6 | +36.2% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 137 |  SlovakiaSVK | 460 | -4.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 138 |  CongoCOG | 455.4 | +0.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 139 |  LesothoLSO | 414 | -28.9% | 0.0% | -6 |
| 140 |  EstoniaEST | 270 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 141 |  JapanJPN | 219.5 | +3.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 142 |  MaltaMLT | 170 | +6.3% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 143 |  EswatiniSWZ | 167.7 | +0.7% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 144 |  GrenadaGRD | 164.8 | -35.1% | 0.0% | -3 |
| 145 |  ThailandTHA | 149.3 | -1.4% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 146 |  BelizeBLZ | 129 | +3.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 147 |  PhilippinesPHI | 116.6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 148 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 108 | +31.7% | 0.0% | +7 |
| 149 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 107.1 | +0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 150 |  HondurasHND | 101 | +0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 151 |  Saint LuciaLCA | 100.5 | +0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 152 |  ComorosCOM | 99.5 | +0.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 153 |  BarbadosBRB | 91.9 | +8.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 154 |  Cabo VerdeCPV | 87 | +1.1% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 155 |  LuxembourgLUX | 50 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 156 |  Puerto RicoPUR | 48.1 | -1.2% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 157 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 47 | -36.5% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 158 |  Brunei DarussalamBRU | 39 | +4.9% | 0.0% | +4 |
| 159 |  El SalvadorSLV | 37.9 | +0.6% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 160 |  MauritiusMUS | 35.4 | -22.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 161 |  Timor-LesteTLS | 34.4 | -51.9% | 0.0% | -4 |
| 162 |  Papua New GuineaPNG | 32.2 | +0.4% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 163 |  BahamasBHS | 30.2 | +0.7% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 164 |  DominicaDMA | 26.5 | +0.9% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 165 |  NicaraguaNIC | 24.7 | +0.1% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 166 |  BhutanBTN | 22.5 | +17.3% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 167 |  SingaporeSIN | 21.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 168 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 16 | +27.7% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 169 |  Costa RicaCRI | 15.6 | +1.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 170 |  SurinameSUR | 12.9 | +0.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 171 |  New CaledoniaNCL | 8.3 | +76.8% | 0.0% | +3 |
| 172 |  JamaicaJAM | 6 | -25.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 173 |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 6 | -11.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 174 |  Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 3.5 | -1.1% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 175 |  French PolynesiaPYF | 3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | +2 |
| 176 |  Antigua and BarbudaATG | 2.3 | -37.7% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 177 |  Hong KongHKG | 0.3 | +3.8% | 0.0% | +1 |
Data Source & License
FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)
Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Data is retrieved from the original source and formatted by Data Race.
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