OECD FAO sheepmeat imports projections

The OECD FAO projections released in July 2016 includes a focus on meat. The data visualization above shows the size of the world sheep meat market by regions. (OECD (2016), "Meat", in OECD-FAO Agricultural Outlook 2016-2025, OECD Publishing, Paris. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/agr_outlook-2016-10-en) The projections indicate the rise in developing countries sheep meat consumption compared to production in those countries. The differential is projected to rise to 817,000 tonnes carcase weight by 2025. This is an additional 174,000 tonnes. Per capita sheep meat consumption by selected countries and regions are provided in a spreadsheet.