Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cyprus
Cyprus: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 20,530 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cyprus, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Cyprus recorded 20,530 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.4% on the previous year and up 39.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cyprus peaked at 21,100 animals in 1997 and was at its lowest, 6,000 animals, in 1975.
That places Cyprus 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12,846 animals | 9,452 animals | 14,700 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 10,643 animals | 6,000 animals | 17,300 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 9,356 animals | 6,630 animals | 13,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 16,080 animals | 13,200 animals | 21,100 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,432 animals | 15,500 animals | 18,687 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,106 animals | 14,710 animals | 17,250 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,090 animals | 15,320 animals | 20,840 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 459.84 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 456,529 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.9% (2025)
- Rural population 33.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 20,070 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cyprus?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cyprus was 20,530 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 21,100 animals in 1997.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,000 animals in 1975.
- How does Cyprus rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cyprus ranks 149th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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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