Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Angola
Angola: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 640,712 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 68th 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 | 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 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Angola
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 30.84 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.2% (2025)
- Rural population 11.14 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 28.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.14 million hectares (2023)
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 68th out of 197 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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