Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea
Eritrea: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 254,199 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea, 1993–2024
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 Eritrea stood at 254,199 animals. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea peaked at 254,199 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88,800 animals, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 101st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 88,800 animals | — |
| 1994 | 90,310 animals | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 91,840 animals | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 112,000 animals | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 135,000 animals | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 145,000 animals | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 147,000 animals | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 150,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 135,000 animals | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 130,000 animals | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 153,000 animals | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 153,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 153,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 178,383 animals | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 227,900 animals | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 229,100 animals | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 230,213 animals | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 233,000 animals | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 238,000 animals | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 240,000 animals | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 227,687 animals | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 221,973 animals | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 223,687 animals | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 228,987 animals | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 235,460 animals | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 239,881 animals | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 242,793 animals | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 245,037 animals | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 243,111 animals | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 246,844 animals | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 250,439 animals | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 254,199 animals | +1.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 254,199 animals is below the median for low income countries, which is 467,376 animals, 54% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 254,199 animals is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 250,645 animals, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +27.8% | 178,383 animals | 227,900 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 115,707 animals | 88,800 animals | 147,000 animals | 7 |
| 2000s | 173,960 animals | 130,000 animals | 230,213 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 233,147 animals | 221,973 animals | 242,793 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 247,926 animals | 243,111 animals | 254,199 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea was 254,199 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 254,199 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,800 animals in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Eritrea ranks 101st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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