Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 3.95 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ethiopia is 3.95 million animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ethiopia peaked at 4.08 million animals in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.19 million animals, in 1993.
That places Ethiopia 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.38 million animals | 2.19 million animals | 2.68 million animals | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.18 million animals | 2.71 million animals | 3.50 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.58 million animals | 3.15 million animals | 3.86 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.90 million animals | 3.74 million animals | 4.08 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 41.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 32.8% (2025)
- Rural population 102.81 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.9% (2025)
- Rural population 75.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.7% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 32.8% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 32.8% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.07 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ethiopia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Ethiopia was 3.95 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.08 million animals in 2020.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.19 million animals in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Ethiopia ranks 16th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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