Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1.29 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Azerbaijan, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Azerbaijan recorded 1.29 million animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.37 million animals in 2023 and was at its lowest, 372,000 animals, in 1995.
Azerbaijan ranks 46th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 412,888 animals | 372,000 animals | 469,800 animals | 8 |
| 2000s | 634,140 animals | 501,800 animals | 918,100 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.13 million animals | 1.02 million animals | 1.23 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.31 million animals | 1.28 million animals | 1.37 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Azerbaijan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.50 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.9% (2025)
- Rural population 4.24 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 41.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 964,494 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Azerbaijan?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Azerbaijan was 1.29 million 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 Azerbaijan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 million animals in 2023.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Azerbaijan?
- The lowest recorded value was 372,000 animals in 1995.
- How does Azerbaijan rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Azerbaijan ranks 46th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Azerbaijan 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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