Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eswatini
Eswatini: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 79,676 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 79,676 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eswatini peaked at 79,676 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38,000 animals, in 2001.
That places Eswatini 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49,739 animals | 38,755 animals | 59,893 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 62,802 animals | 52,626 animals | 79,088 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 66,683 animals | 53,433 animals | 76,707 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 58,937 animals | 42,531 animals | 69,413 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 62,918 animals | 38,000 animals | 70,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,788 animals | 59,278 animals | 75,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 70,611 animals | 65,209 animals | 79,676 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 330.70 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.4% (2025)
- Rural population 920,507 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 73.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 6.2% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 71,001 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eswatini?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eswatini was 79,676 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 79,676 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,000 animals in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Eswatini ranks 130th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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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