This statistic shows the total number of sheep and lambs slaughtered in the United States from 2000 to 2019. In 2019, around 2.32 million sheep and lambs were slaughtered.
Total number of sheep and lambs slaughtered in the U.S. from 2000 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Number in thousands
2019
2,322
2018
2,265
2017
2,178
2016
2,238
2015
2,224
2014
2,310
2013
2,412
2012
2,275
2011
2,258
2010
2,553
2009
2,611
2008
2,647
2007
2,779
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US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service. (December 6, 2022). Total number of sheep and lambs slaughtered in the U.S. from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/194411/total-sheep-and-lambs-slaughtered-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, und Economic Research Service. "Total number of sheep and lambs slaughtered in the U.S. from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 6, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194411/total-sheep-and-lambs-slaughtered-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2022). Total number of sheep and lambs slaughtered in the U.S. from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/194411/total-sheep-and-lambs-slaughtered-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture, and Economic Research Service. "Total Number of Sheep and Lambs Slaughtered in The U.S. from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194411/total-sheep-and-lambs-slaughtered-in-the-us-since-2000/
US Department of Agriculture & Economic Research Service, Total number of sheep and lambs slaughtered in the U.S. from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/194411/total-sheep-and-lambs-slaughtered-in-the-us-since-2000/ (last visited April 26, 2025)
Total number of sheep and lambs slaughtered in the U.S. from 2000 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Department of Agriculture, & Economic Research Service, December 6, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/194411/total-sheep-and-lambs-slaughtered-in-the-us-since-2000/
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