World Sheep and Goat Meat production: country ranking and trends
World Sheep and Goat Meat ranking with the latest FAOSTAT data, production, yields, harvested area and country detail pages.
World total (sum of available countries)19.27M t2024
Countries186
#1China5.18M t
10-year change+25.6 %2014 → 2024
What the data show
In 2024, the sum of available national Sheep and Goat Meat production reaches 19.27M t. China ranks first with 5.18M t, about 26.9 % of the calculated world total. Over ten years, available world production changed by +25.6 %.
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Which country produces the most Sheep and Goat Meat?
China ranks #1 for 2024 with 5.18M t.
How is the world total for Sheep and Goat Meat calculated?
Terra Cultiva sums the available national observations for the same reference year.
Are these data real time?
No. Terra Cultiva is a historical observatory based on FAOSTAT releases; the latest available year is shown on each page.
World leaders
| Rank | Country | Production | World share |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | China | 5.18M t | 26.9 % |
| #2 | India | 3.01M t | 15.6 % |
| #3 | Australia | 981.7k t | 5.1 % |
| #4 | Pakistan | 817.1k t | 4.2 % |
| #5 | Turkey | 609.1k t | 3.2 % |
| #6 | Nigeria | 455.2k t | 2.4 % |
| #7 | New Zealand | 450.7k t | 2.3 % |
| #8 | Chad | 424.7k t | 2.2 % |
| #9 | Algeria | 403.0k t | 2.1 % |
| #10 | Sudan | 385.9k t | 2.0 % |
| #11 | Ethiopia | 285.4k t | 1.5 % |
| #12 | Iran | 273.6k t | 1.4 % |
| #13 | Uzbekistan | 266.1k t | 1.4 % |
| #14 | United Kingdom | 265.5k t | 1.4 % |
| #15 | Bangladesh | 250.1k t | 1.3 % |
| #16 | Saudi Arabia | 217.9k t | 1.1 % |
| #17 | Syria | 206.6k t | 1.1 % |
| #18 | Russia | 204.9k t | 1.1 % |
| #19 | Mongolia | 197.1k t | 1.0 % |
| #20 | Tanzania | 181.6k t | 0.9 % |
Production
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