Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Angola
Angola: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 640,712 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
640,712 animals
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
69th
of 198 countries
All-time high
640,712 animals
in 2024
All-time low
133,000 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Angola, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Angola recorded 640,712 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Angola peaked at 640,712 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 133,000 animals, in 1961.
Angola ranks 69th of 198 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Angola, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 133,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 143,000 animals | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 150,000 animals | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 166,000 animals | +10.7% |
| 1965 | 182,000 animals | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 190,000 animals | +4.4% |
| 1967 | 209,000 animals | +10.0% |
| 1968 | 210,000 animals | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 231,000 animals | +10.0% |
| 1970 | 255,000 animals | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 277,000 animals | +8.6% |
| 1972 | 285,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 294,000 animals | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 294,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 359,000 animals | +22.1% |
| 1976 | 280,000 animals | -22.0% |
| 1977 | 285,000 animals | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 296,000 animals | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 300,000 animals | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 318,000 animals | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 330,000 animals | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 336,000 animals | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 340,000 animals | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 350,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 360,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 390,000 animals | +8.3% |
| 1987 | 390,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 400,000 animals | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 400,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 400,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 410,000 animals | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 384,000 animals | -6.3% |
| 1993 | 372,000 animals | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 360,000 animals | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 360,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 400,000 animals | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 427,000 animals | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 470,000 animals | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 470,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 481,000 animals | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 492,000 animals | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 498,000 animals | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 498,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 425,000 animals | -14.7% |
| 2005 | 498,000 animals | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 498,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 540,000 animals | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 570,000 animals | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 575,000 animals | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 580,000 animals | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 590,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 600,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 620,000 animals | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 613,904 animals | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 611,633 animals | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 621,313 animals | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 637,792 animals | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 609,134 animals | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 605,824 animals | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 607,431 animals | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 633,845 animals | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 632,432 animals | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 636,562 animals | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 640,712 animals | +0.7% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 640,712 animals is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 424,850 animals, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Angola's 640,712 animals is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 250,645 animals, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 179,333 animals | 133,000 animals | 231,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 292,500 animals | 255,000 animals | 359,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 361,400 animals | 318,000 animals | 400,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 405,300 animals | 360,000 animals | 470,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 507,500 animals | 425,000 animals | 575,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 608,960 animals | 580,000 animals | 637,792 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 630,196 animals | 607,431 animals | 640,712 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 38.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2524 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 789.91 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2141 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2854 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Angola?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Angola was 640,712 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 640,712 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 133,000 animals in 1961.
- How does Angola rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Angola ranks 69th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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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