Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Honduras
Honduras: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 326,708 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
326,708 animals
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
92nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
464,189 animals
in 2005
All-time low
130,355 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Honduras, 1961–2024
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 Honduras stood at 326,708 animals.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Honduras peaked at 464,189 animals in 2005 and was at its lowest, 130,355 animals, in 1961.
That places Honduras 92nd out of 198 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Honduras, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 130,355 animals | — |
| 1962 | 141,292 animals | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 142,070 animals | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 135,255 animals | -4.8% |
| 1965 | 139,564 animals | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 140,381 animals | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 167,240 animals | +19.1% |
| 1968 | 187,064 animals | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 201,870 animals | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 207,807 animals | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 263,930 animals | +27.0% |
| 1972 | 270,151 animals | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 289,115 animals | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 247,624 animals | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 272,816 animals | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 286,001 animals | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 286,203 animals | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 375,050 animals | +31.0% |
| 1979 | 405,672 animals | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 440,004 animals | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 420,734 animals | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 324,270 animals | -22.9% |
| 1983 | 239,905 animals | -26.0% |
| 1984 | 239,416 animals | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 243,400 animals | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 189,678 animals | -22.1% |
| 1987 | 280,000 animals | +47.6% |
| 1988 | 312,000 animals | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 346,000 animals | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 342,000 animals | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 335,000 animals | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 330,000 animals | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 330,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 428,080 animals | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 391,960 animals | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 400,420 animals | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 387,670 animals | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 348,900 animals | -10.0% |
| 1999 | 334,000 animals | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 338,000 animals | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 338,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 355,000 animals | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 391,363 animals | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 427,826 animals | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 464,189 animals | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 427,000 animals | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 435,000 animals | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 443,000 animals | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 312,800 animals | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 309,904 animals | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 350,422 animals | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 335,744 animals | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 339,600 animals | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 340,100 animals | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 342,300 animals | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 347,900 animals | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 351,300 animals | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 352,616 animals | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 349,829 animals | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 343,976 animals | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 339,832 animals | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 335,329 animals | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 331,038 animals | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 326,708 animals | -1.3% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 326,708 animals is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 424,850 animals, 77% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 326,708 animals is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320,372 animals, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +47.6% | 189,678 animals | 280,000 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153,899 animals | 130,355 animals | 201,870 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 290,437 animals | 207,807 animals | 405,672 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 303,541 animals | 189,678 animals | 440,004 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 362,803 animals | 330,000 animals | 428,080 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 393,218 animals | 312,800 animals | 464,189 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 341,972 animals | 309,904 animals | 352,616 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 335,377 animals | 326,708 animals | 343,976 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4075 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Honduras?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Honduras was 326,708 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 464,189 animals in 2005.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,355 animals in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Honduras ranks 92nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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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