Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Algeria
Algeria: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 648,036 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 648,036 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Algeria peaked at 817,000 animals in 2015 and was at its lowest, 156,170 animals, in 1963.
Algeria ranks 66th 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 | 221,797 animals | 156,170 animals | 300,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 373,400 animals | 259,000 animals | 450,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 450,900 animals | 355,000 animals | 559,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 593,121 animals | 562,000 animals | 649,909 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 629,600 animals | 573,000 animals | 670,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 729,085 animals | 660,058 animals | 817,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 645,169 animals | 636,035 animals | 659,412 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.5% (2025)
- Rural population 11.47 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 24.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2017)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2017)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.68 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Algeria?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Algeria was 648,036 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 817,000 animals in 2015.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 156,170 animals in 1963.
- How does Algeria rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Algeria ranks 66th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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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