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 47th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Azerbaijan, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 416,000 animals | — |
| 1993 | 380,000 animals | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 379,000 animals | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 372,000 animals | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 395,500 animals | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 444,000 animals | +12.3% |
| 1998 | 446,800 animals | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 469,800 animals | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 501,800 animals | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 505,100 animals | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 556,300 animals | +10.1% |
| 2003 | 600,700 animals | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 612,000 animals | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 637,900 animals | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 648,700 animals | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 672,800 animals | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 688,000 animals | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 918,100 animals | +33.4% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million animals | +11.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 million animals | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.06 million animals | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.08 million animals | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1.09 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.16 million animals | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 1.17 million animals | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.19 million animals | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.21 million animals | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 1.23 million animals | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 1.28 million animals | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million animals | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.33 million animals | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.37 million animals | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1.29 million animals | -5.3% |
Azerbaijan compared with similar countries
- Azerbaijan's 1.29 million animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 animals, 4.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Azerbaijan's 1.29 million animals is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 433,650 animals, 3.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Azerbaijan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +33.4% | 688,000 animals | 918,100 animals |
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 |
Countries ranked near Azerbaijan
More agriculture & rural data for Azerbaijan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 439.1 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2794 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4136 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
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 47th out of 198 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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