Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 38,616 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 38,616 animals. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 51.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 170,000 animals in 1992 and was at its lowest, 38,616 animals, in 2024.
That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 138th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 170,000 animals | — |
| 1993 | 165,000 animals | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 135,000 animals | -18.2% |
| 1995 | 95,000 animals | -29.6% |
| 1996 | 80,000 animals | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 77,000 animals | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 98,000 animals | +27.3% |
| 1999 | 95,000 animals | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 122,000 animals | +28.4% |
| 2001 | 107,000 animals | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 120,000 animals | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 137,000 animals | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 140,626 animals | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 154,934 animals | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 143,864 animals | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 142,841 animals | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 154,078 animals | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 145,995 animals | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 151,995 animals | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 139,126 animals | -8.5% |
| 2012 | 134,916 animals | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 102,779 animals | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 78,987 animals | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 96,962 animals | +22.8% |
| 2016 | 74,298 animals | -23.4% |
| 2017 | 69,196 animals | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 56,321 animals | -18.6% |
| 2019 | 53,605 animals | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 56,597 animals | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 51,054 animals | -9.8% |
| 2022 | 43,424 animals | -14.9% |
| 2023 | 40,044 animals | -7.8% |
| 2024 | 38,616 animals | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 114,375 animals | 77,000 animals | 170,000 animals | 8 |
| 2000s | 136,834 animals | 107,000 animals | 154,934 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 95,818 animals | 53,605 animals | 151,995 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 45,947 animals | 38,616 animals | 56,597 animals | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0436 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 452.22 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4731 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 4.4% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 38,616 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 170,000 animals in 1992.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,616 animals in 2024.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 138th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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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