Meat of Sheep, Fresh or Chilled Consumption by Country
In 2023, China had the largest reported fresh sheep meat food supply at 3,278,599 tonnes, followed by India at 1,131,839 tonnes and Türkiye at 569,196 tonnes. China accounted for 30.5 percent of the 2023 listed total of 10,764,375 tonnes. Mongolia had the highest per-person supply at 116.67 grams per person per day, ahead of Bahrain at 58.86 grams. The figures represent food available for human consumption in FAO Supply Utilization Accounts, not actual intake.
Algeria placed fourth at 360,048 tonnes, with Australia fifth at 276,378 and Uzbekistan sixth at 250,601. The United Kingdom, Iran, Pakistan and Syria closed the top ten between 197,798 and 249,956 tonnes. The top three held 46.3 percent of the annual listed consumption total, and the top five 52.2 percent. China had the highest listed food supply at 3,278,599 tonnes, while Mongolia had the highest per-capita food supply at 116.67 grams per person. The United States lost 30,379 tonnes between 2022 and 2023, down 15.0 percent to 172,391 tonnes. Yemen lost 21,350 tonnes, down 33.4 percent. The United Kingdom shed 20,288 tonnes, down 7.5 percent. China added 126,449 tonnes, up 4.0 percent. India added 114,501 tonnes, up 11.3 percent. Türkiye added 84,523 tonnes, up 17.4 percent. The 176 countries present in both years rose from 10,406,042 tonnes to 10,764,375 tonnes, up 358,333 tonnes, or 3.4 percent, with no departures and no arrivals. Between 2019 and 2023, the 176 countries present in both years rose from 8,652,192 tonnes to 10,764,375 tonnes, up 2,112,183 tonnes, or 24.4 percent. India added 871,137 tonnes, up 334.1 percent. China added 461,169 tonnes, up 16.4 percent. Türkiye added 459,927 tonnes, up 420.9 percent from 109,269. Kazakhstan lost 23,426 tonnes, down 15.3 percent. The United Kingdom gave up 22,720 tonnes, down 8.3 percent. South Africa shed 21,170 tonnes, down 13.4 percent. One country left with 9,615 tonnes, and none arrived. Mongolia's 116.67 grams a day doubled Bahrain's 58.86 in second and Tonga's 56.12 in third. Iceland sat fourth at 47.10 grams, with Turkmenistan at 42.96 and Kuwait at 38.34. New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and Qatar followed below 32 grams. China, first by volume, sat far down the daily table. Fresh or chilled sheep meat for human consumption is recorded in tonnes and daily grams per person for each reporting country over 2019-2023. Annual totals sum reporting countries only. Moldova reported zero in 2023 after 17 tonnes in 2022. FAO Supply Utilization Accounts mark tonnage for human consumption as element 5141 and daily grams per person as element 665, shown for fresh sheep meat across 2019-2023. Percentages use the earlier year as the base and are not calculated when that value is zero. The universe counts 177 countries minus aggregates, 176 with 2023 values. Only countries with values at both endpoints enter comparisons. The 2023 listed total is the sum of every country with a 2023 value. A reported zero is kept, a blank is missing, and values below 1,000 tonnes retain two decimal places.
Meat of Sheep, Fresh or Chilled Consumption
United States Slips in Meat of Sheep, Fresh or Chilled
India Multiplies Five-Year Meat of Sheep, Fresh or Chilled
Mongolia Eats Meat of Sheep, Fresh or Chilled per Person
What the Meat of Sheep, Fresh or Chilled Data Covers
Meat of Sheep, Fresh or Chilled Consumption by Country
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1
2.82M
5.42
2.84M
5.45
3.02M
5.8
3.15M
6.06
3.28M
6.31
2
260.7K
0.51
273.63K
0.53
270.29K
0.52
1.02M
1.96
1.13M
2.16
3
109.27K
3.51
345.6K
11
385.36K
12.18
484.67K
15.25
569.2K
17.87
4
329.09K
20.83
334.9K
20.83
342.3K
20.95
346.06K
20.85
360.05K
21.37
5
238.15K
25.6
256.85K
27.34
225.66K
23.82
252.92K
26.45
276.38K
28.63
6
193.51K
16.08
163.19K
13.31
153.94K
12.32
242.75K
19.03
250.6K
19.26
7
272.68K
11.13
266.64K
10.85
272.32K
11.03
270.24K
10.86
249.96K
9.97
8
232.46K
7.32
155.92K
4.87
237.71K
7.36
256.8K
7.86
246.56K
7.46
9
236.25K
2.8
237.84K
2.77
243.09K
2.78
246.26K
2.77
243.55K
2.7
10
116.18K
15.64
148.37K
19.31
160.45K
20.32
185.04K
22.57
197.8K
22.97
11
188.18K
3.52
197.54K
3.7
197.13K
3.7
191.7K
3.61
197.32K
3.72
12
111K
9.98
110.08K
9.73
193.16K
16.89
143.14K
12.19
173.14K
14.26
13
175.11K
1.42
184.44K
1.49
209.82K
1.69
202.77K
1.63
172.39K
1.38
14
159.13K
12.04
151.02K
11.31
179.01K
13.27
160.97K
11.81
162.28K
11.79
15
153.79K
2.01
151.52K
1.94
148.31K
1.86
154.62K
1.9
154.81K
1.86
16
127.51K
108.08
134.14K
111.68
129.69K
106.39
133.41K
107.94
146.14K
116.67
17
160.06K
6.67
152.4K
6.34
149.4K
6.19
152.04K
6.28
141.75K
5.85
18
158.02K
7.27
184.21K
8.33
195K
8.69
154.57K
6.79
136.85K
5.93
19
152.62K
21.77
151.72K
21.34
154.07K
21.38
124.58K
17.04
129.19K
17.41
20
117.55K
2.78
122.4K
2.82
110.54K
2.48
105.57K
2.31
122.35K
2.6
21
111.52K
44.9
115.79K
45.64
118.93K
45.94
116.61K
44.19
115.48K
42.96
22
98.85K
1.31
105.43K
1.38
104.8K
1.37
105.37K
1.37
112.39K
1.46
23
83.7K
6.06
110.1K
7.72
104.33K
7.15
101.6K
6.86
100.43K
6.64
24
83.5K
22.63
84.41K
22.71
87.64K
23.46
89.06K
23.7
88.87K
23.6
25
72.74K
1.58
65.81K
1.42
66.24K
1.42
67.73K
1.44
70.51K
1.49
26
88.37K
5.1
81.98K
4.71
76.47K
4.39
81.12K
4.65
69.23K
3.96
27
56.28K
34.71
56.83K
35.38
58.45K
36.72
62.38K
37.24
67.71K
38.34
28
69.76K
2.29
79.39K
2.6
57.68K
1.89
63.05K
2.05
62.56K
2.03
29
68.67K
19.74
68.05K
19.12
72.93K
20.05
59.82K
16.09
60.95K
16.07
30
61.95K
34.02
61.88K
33.44
49.24K
26.41
66K
35.24
59.25K
31.38
31
47.89K
20.2
48.85K
20.08
55K
22.09
57.3K
22.57
59.01K
22.85
32
55.53K
12.81
55.72K
12.75
59.9K
13.62
59.53K
13.46
57.51K
12.92
33
63.69K
16.28
58.75K
15.04
58.64K
15.19
56.43K
14.85
55.16K
14.75
34
72.33K
0.73
55.51K
0.55
45.92K
0.45
55.92K
0.55
54.8K
0.53
35
47.02K
3.65
47.04K
3.57
47.1K
3.49
47.47K
3.44
53.17K
3.77
36
39.8K
5.59
46.08K
6.51
50.63K
7.21
56.48K
8.07
52.58K
7.53
37
50.23K
2.29
43.34K
1.98
45K
2.06
48.17K
2.21
49.06K
2.26
38
42.69K
1.09
54.13K
1.36
52.61K
1.3
57.2K
1.39
47.46K
1.14
39
39.07K
10.03
44.11K
11.12
43.77K
10.84
45.15K
10.99
45.59K
10.92
40
36.32K
10.61
40.87K
11.85
38.69K
10.83
42.04K
11.24
43.66K
11.24
41
36.47K
22.36
37.78K
22.5
39.03K
22.58
42.46K
23.86
43.63K
23.8
42
50.27K
2.69
77.41K
4.06
46.04K
2.37
31.25K
1.58
43.52K
2.15
43
31.96K
5.35
38.98K
6.36
41.49K
6.6
42.75K
6.64
43.39K
6.58
44
52.33K
3.19
55.45K
3.36
45.17K
2.73
36.76K
2.22
42.94K
2.58
45
38.44K
2.79
38.62K
2.77
39.26K
2.8
45.44K
3.21
42.74K
2.98
46
58.2K
4.54
56.76K
4.3
64.05K
4.72
64K
4.59
42.65K
2.97
47
35.2K
21.01
34.98K
21.19
38.77K
23.6
40.22K
23.29
41.68K
22.62
48
11.84K
3.75
41.26K
12.84
40.79K
12.5
41.7K
12.55
40.08K
11.86
49
33.25K
2.72
39.72K
3.21
30.75K
2.46
44.54K
3.52
38.46K
3
50
33.28K
61.36
31.8K
58.74
31.77K
57.96
34.12K
60.95
33.72K
58.86
51
28.87K
6.78
29.7K
6.89
30.37K
6.97
31.38K
7.12
32.83K
7.35
52
31.55K
12.43
30.4K
11.82
29.83K
11.46
29.84K
11.32
32.26K
12.1
53
32.59K
12.82
29.51K
11.71
27.27K
10.93
27.55K
11.11
29.62K
11.98
54
24.47K
2.14
25.68K
2.21
27.76K
2.34
28.42K
2.35
28K
2.27
55
37.91K
37.12
36.66K
35.83
36K
35.04
28.92K
27.39
26K
23.91
56
15.87K
0.84
16.21K
0.86
18.05K
0.95
23.65K
1.25
25.6K
1.36
57
14.27K
4.07
13.23K
3.69
14.2K
3.89
24.31K
6.53
25.1K
6.62
58
23.14K
3.02
17.78K
2.27
23.29K
2.9
23.63K
2.88
23.97K
2.85
59
24.14K
12.37
24.59K
12.52
25.18K
12.76
24.28K
12.19
23.4K
11.62
60
27.83K
1.29
28.5K
1.28
26.31K
1.15
21.85K
0.93
23.17K
0.95
61
17.57K
9.76
14.45K
7.94
19.67K
10.72
21.21K
11.37
22.31K
11.76
62
22.36K
1.89
21.42K
1.79
22.01K
1.82
22.2K
1.82
22.3K
1.81
63
15.36K
1.78
15.95K
1.85
15.49K
1.8
16.04K
1.88
20.67K
2.43
64
21.76K
5.76
18.56K
4.9
20.5K
5.4
20.45K
5.38
18.52K
4.86
65
1.01K
0.55
947.52
0.5
1.01K
0.53
5.52K
2.81
18.04K
9
66
18.63K
2.22
21.29K
2.46
18.83K
2.11
19.11K
2.07
17.83K
1.87
67
15.45K
1.66
17K
1.78
16.44K
1.67
16.62K
1.65
17.03K
1.64
68
16.81K
15.96
15.64K
14.92
15.73K
15.12
17.44K
16.9
16.09K
15.67
69
13.04K
3.47
12.96K
3.43
11.97K
3.15
13.01K
3.4
13.98K
3.63
70
15.54K
2.43
17.63K
2.74
12.83K
1.98
16.12K
2.47
13.76K
2.08
71
11.63K
2.44
10.01K
2.05
11.58K
2.31
12.36K
2.41
13.65K
2.6
72
12.88K
3.07
14.38K
3.41
9.85K
2.33
8.77K
2.06
10.97K
2.57
73
8.8K
0.85
8.89K
0.84
10.54K
0.97
10.27K
0.93
10.82K
0.95
74
10.86K
3.47
11.21K
3.55
10.91K
3.43
10.31K
3.21
10.49K
3.24
75
9.43K
8.9
10.59K
10.04
10.76K
10.27
10.76K
10.23
10.27K
9.56
76
7.98K
3.13
7.77K
3.07
9.3K
3.7
8.15K
3.27
9.47K
3.82
77
4.97K
14.88
4.39K
13.15
4.76K
14.21
5.65K
16.83
8.69K
25.75
78
9.54K
2.94
8.7K
2.67
7.91K
2.42
8.31K
2.51
8.37K
2.51
79
6.3K
6.51
6.91K
6.94
6.6K
6.43
10.79K
10.23
7.84K
7.25
80
4.9K
0.77
6.28K
0.98
6.51K
1.01
6.94K
1.07
7.16K
1.09
81
6.02K
4.14
5.34K
3.7
5.64K
3.94
6.41K
4.5
7.13K
5.02
82
6.89K
52.35
7.4K
55.26
6.43K
47.26
5.57K
40.11
6.66K
47.1
83
5.95K
0.1
5.02K
0.08
4.89K
0.08
6.07K
0.1
6.5K
0.1
84
7.75K
0.47
6.18K
0.38
6.73K
0.42
6.19K
0.41
6.31K
0.46
85
9.99K
0.64
5.2K
0.32
5.33K
0.32
5.41K
0.31
5.3K
0.3
86
3.1K
2.24
4.9K
3.54
4.1K
2.97
5K
3.61
4.9K
3.53
87
4.85K
0.41
4.71K
0.39
4.77K
0.38
4.93K
0.38
4.85K
0.36
88
4.21K
1.98
3.87K
1.82
4.27K
2
4.2K
1.95
4.11K
1.89
89
4.72K
10.06
4.24K
9.06
3.54K
7.59
4.76K
10.22
3.64K
7.82
90
2.59K
0.47
2.63K
0.46
3.37K
0.58
2.92K
0.5
3.46K
0.58
91
4.12K
8.77
3.12K
6.55
2.63K
5.47
3.01K
6.19
3.16K
6.44
92
3.31K
0.31
3.07K
0.3
3.38K
0.33
3.73K
0.36
3.1K
0.3
93
2.92K
0.09
2.85K
0.08
2.86K
0.08
3.07K
0.08
2.95K
0.08
94
3.13K
0.45
2.75K
0.39
2.41K
0.34
2.85K
0.4
2.86K
0.4
95
3.37K
0.88
2.97K
0.77
2.72K
0.71
2.88K
0.74
2.81K
0.71
96
6.14K
2.25
8.13K
2.97
9.07K
3.32
2.73K
1
2.69K
0.99
97
2.08K
2.02
2.18K
2.11
1.81K
1.75
2.78K
2.68
2.64K
2.55
98
4.92K
1.05
3.54K
0.74
3.35K
0.69
2.61K
0.52
2.42K
0.47
99
2.12K
5.34
2.24K
5.55
2.25K
5.48
2.25K
5.41
2.31K
5.49
100
2.94K
1.46
2.54K
1.26
2.42K
1.2
2.51K
1.23
2.24K
1.1
101
2K
0.71
2.02K
0.7
2.06K
0.7
2.09K
0.69
2.14K
0.69
102
1.21K
31.23
1.58K
41.04
1.66K
43.08
1.9K
49.59
2.14K
56.12
103
4.72K
3.81
8.76K
7.06
2.77K
2.23
6.58K
5.32
2.09K
1.69
104
2.08K
0.33
2.09K
0.33
2.05K
0.32
2.13K
0.33
2.05K
0.31
105
1.47K
2.12
1.28K
1.88
380.99
0.56
1.68K
2.5
2.02K
3.02
106
12.38K
0.64
1.59K
0.08
1.91K
0.1
2.01K
0.1
2K
0.1
107
1.67K
0.41
1.58K
0.38
1.74K
0.42
1.81K
0.43
1.93K
0.45
108
3.35K
0.32
2.74K
0.26
2.97K
0.28
2.88K
0.27
1.88K
0.17
109
1.7K
0.72
1.74K
0.72
1.79K
0.73
1.79K
0.72
1.84K
0.74
110
1.67K
0.24
1.66K
0.23
1.71K
0.23
1.82K
0.24
1.77K
0.23
111
1.47K
2.7
1.23K
2.28
1.21K
2.23
1.38K
2.52
1.77K
3.22
112
890.26
11.63
678.85
8.78
562.38
7.21
1.32K
16.78
1.74K
22.03
113
1.48K
1.74
1.53K
1.78
969.42
1.11
575.08
0.65
1.53K
1.68
114
1.34K
0.34
1.06K
0.26
1.07K
0.26
1.31K
0.32
1.49K
0.36
115
6.19K
2.93
5.03K
2.42
4.78K
2.29
4.96K
2.36
1.48K
0.7
116
1.27K
0.12
1.27K
0.12
1.3K
0.12
1.34K
0.12
1.45K
0.13
117
1.37K
1.8
1.38K
1.79
1.43K
1.85
1.35K
1.75
1.43K
1.85
118
1.46K
1.2
976.58
0.81
1.38K
1.16
1.27K
1.08
1.41K
1.21
119
1.39K
0.05
977.82
0.04
729.23
0.03
1.33K
0.05
1.31K
0.05
120
1.35K
0.38
655.84
0.18
900.03
0.25
1.03K
0.29
1.28K
0.36
121
1.68K
0.12
1.09K
0.08
750.84
0.05
1.27K
0.09
1.27K
0.09
122
1.43K
1.99
1.26K
1.71
1.26K
1.68
1.26K
1.64
1.27K
1.61
123
573.8
3.98
579.91
4.01
632.06
4.37
1.04K
7.15
1.21K
8.26
124
537.79
0.67
835.93
1.02
760.9
0.92
906.69
1.09
1.08K
1.28
125
979.81
9.55
1.09K
10.56
1.06K
10.24
1.03K
10.01
1.07K
10.33
126
558.7
3.14
371.24
2.03
679.43
3.61
928.31
4.85
1.06K
5.51
127
1.18K
1.16
1.23K
1.2
1.12K
1.1
1.01K
0.98
1.04K
1
128
1.16K
1.4
1.08K
1.28
1.14K
1.31
1.26K
1.42
1.04K
1.15
129
1.4K
6.27
1.13K
5.08
955.14
4.33
953.06
4.25
930.07
4.02
130
1.11K
0.32
1.1K
0.32
1.1K
0.33
912.48
0.27
912.48
0.27
131
850.94
0.13
564.38
0.08
811.73
0.11
975.86
0.13
910.64
0.12
132
896.85
0.02
511.01
0.01
494.74
0.01
809.18
0.02
762.26
0.02
133
907.28
0.08
420.24
0.04
620.43
0.05
639.34
0.05
680.02
0.06
134
579.97
0.65
435.66
0.47
743.85
0.79
624.22
0.65
634.71
0.64
135
577.38
1.96
572.14
1.94
574.19
1.93
583.71
1.95
618.93
2.05
136
787.32
1.13
711.54
1.03
557.15
0.81
607.98
0.89
611.87
0.89
137
681.59
3.01
682.89
2.97
663.84
2.84
642.81
2.7
605.16
2.49
138
673.46
0.33
536.15
0.26
580.72
0.27
506.04
0.23
525.21
0.23
139
1.66K
0.09
603
0.03
573.02
0.03
570.42
0.03
514.8
0.03
140
744.56
0.02
823.67
0.02
762.54
0.02
621.35
0.02
497.02
0.01
141
459.51
2.5
426.15
2.25
481.06
2.51
443.13
2.3
491.15
2.52
142
0
0
65.34
0.03
204.27
0.1
365.58
0.18
489.06
0.24
143
479.05
0.99
532.18
1.1
480.4
0.99
521.24
1.06
473.34
0.95
144
765.3
7.51
556.07
5.46
577.57
5.66
666.57
6.51
465.51
4.54
145
387.53
1.58
342.6
1.37
401.21
1.58
302.05
1.17
414.54
1.59
146
230.78
5.37
250.17
5.7
251.82
5.61
272.84
5.96
351.93
7.54
147
436.64
4.22
368.67
3.55
364.58
3.5
387.95
3.7
313.28
2.96
148
327.08
5.04
334.86
5.15
253.07
3.88
409.64
6.28
311.18
4.76
149
118.04
2.79
128.74
3.03
139.73
3.28
300.04
7.03
219.57
5.14
150
593.18
1.38
674.57
1.55
703.92
1.6
173.95
0.39
156.69
0.35
151
133.81
0.71
83.15
0.44
93.17
0.49
146.33
0.77
145.72
0.76
152
873.12
0.11
133.53
0.02
199.63
0.02
200.74
0.02
133.97
0.02
153
31.14
0.22
28.44
0.2
45.93
0.32
121.16
0.82
125.87
0.84
154
123.37
0.43
141.51
0.48
100.86
0.34
125.42
0.41
119.91
0.39
155
119.11
0.03
111.04
0.03
121.21
0.03
112.88
0.03
111.75
0.03
156
81.69
0.01
63.21
0.01
63.9
0.01
73.48
0.01
98.68
0.02
157
118.86
6.94
136.22
7.96
78.96
4.63
94.24
5.53
79.25
4.64
158
98.59
2.96
25.12
0.75
80.26
2.38
67.72
2
74.21
2.18
159
14.08
0.31
10.59
0.23
15.05
0.32
30.43
0.64
67.73
1.4
160
146.53
0.09
46
0.03
40
0.03
51.51
0.03
63.72
0.04
161
31
0.12
33.76
0.12
115.71
0.42
53.04
0.19
62.4
0.21
162
80.94
19.14
72.71
17.11
67.06
15.69
63.83
14.82
54.55
12.59
163
44.94
0.09
59.9
0.12
76.3
0.15
78.27
0.16
51.16
0.1
164
77.26
2.03
47.88
1.27
65.49
1.74
84.43
2.27
50.97
1.38
165
40.47
0.02
45.83
0.02
41.74
0.02
43.32
0.02
43.7
0.02
166
21.74
1.35
31.96
2.05
40.66
2.69
28.57
1.95
40.16
2.83
167
7.37
0
14.42
0.01
15.28
0.01
31.62
0.01
38.57
0.01
168
40.67
10.53
50.67
13.35
51.54
13.85
49.71
13.63
37.32
10.42
169
49.11
0.03
25.56
0.01
23.49
0.01
21.89
0.01
31.58
0.02
170
25.31
0.01
25.09
0.01
25.36
0.01
26.51
0.01
27.23
0.01
171
64.36
0.23
175.52
0.62
22.39
0.08
19.29
0.07
22.66
0.08
172
13
0.06
15.83
0.07
18.09
0.08
21.52
0.09
15.77
0.07
173
15.31
0.14
26.77
0.25
7.46
0.07
24.23
0.21
12.75
0.11
174
4.55
0.06
4.15
0.05
3.88
0.05
3.93
0.05
4.53
0.05
175
7.98
0.2
7.49
0.18
0.41
0.01
0.51
0.01
0.21
0.01
176
334.79
0.35
654.96
0.7
0
0
17.45
0.02
0
0
177
9.62K
2.35
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Methodology
Frequently Asked Questions
Who trails Mongolia per person?
Bahrain ranked second at 58.86 grams per person per day, followed by Tonga at 56.12 grams and Iceland at 47.10 grams in 2023.
How concentrated is sheep meat supply?
China accounted for 30.5 percent of the 2023 listed total, while the top three countries together accounted for 46.3 percent.
Who lost most lately?
America lost 30,379 tonnes, down 15.0 percent in the latest year to 172,391 tonnes, the deepest single latest-year loss among all countries in the file.
Is this what people actually ate?
No. The figures measure food available for human consumption in the reference year, not actual intake.
Who multiplied most over five years?
India alone added 871,137 tonnes, up by 334.1 percent across the full five years, the deepest single five-year gain among all countries in the file.
Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →
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Updated: 07.10.2026https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/SCL
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