Which Country Produces the Most Sheep & Goat Meat?

Based on a comparison of 167 countries in 2022, China ranked the highest in sheep and goat meat production with 5,166 kt followed by India and Pakistan. On the other end of the scale was Suriname with 0.018 kt, Seychelles with 0.022 kt and Singapore with 0.032 kt.

Total sheep and goat meat production reached 16,640 kt in 2022 in the World according to Faostat. This is 1.97 % more than in the previous year and 16.7 % more than 10 years ago.

Historically, total sheep and goat meat production reached an all time high of 16,640 kt in 2022 and an all time low of 6,031 kt in 1961. The average annual growth amounted to 1.68 % since 1961.

The top ranked country, China, accounted for 31.0 % of sheep and goat meat production in the world. The top 3 countries hold a 40.7 % share while the ten largest countries some 60.8 % in 2022.

Data for more countries are available at Sheep and Goat Meat Production (Total) indicator page.