Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Albania
Albania: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 231,759 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Albania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Albania is 231,759 animals, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Albania peaked at 440,000 animals in 2007 and was at its lowest, 74,000 animals, in 1964.
Albania ranks 104th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90,035 animals | 74,000 animals | 108,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 137,670 animals | 120,000 animals | 170,700 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 185,200 animals | 174,000 animals | 204,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 259,100 animals | 182,000 animals | 320,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 367,780 animals | 336,000 animals | 440,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 321,345 animals | 257,785 animals | 374,500 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 254,970 animals | 231,759 animals | 283,437 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Albania
- 101 Mauritania 247,091 animals compare
- 102 Madagascar 236,569 animals compare
- 103 Niger 233,112 animals compare
- 105 Czechia 231,310 animals compare
- 106 Cote d'Ivoire 223,892 animals compare
- 107 Benin 214,628 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Albania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.52 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.8% (2025)
- Rural population 966,348 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 41.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 135,654 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Albania?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Albania was 231,759 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 440,000 animals in 2007.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,000 animals in 1964.
- How does Albania rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Albania ranks 104th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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