Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia
Indonesia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1.46 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.46 million animals
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
40th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2.50 million animals
in 2014
All-time low
664,125 animals
in 1971
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia stood at 1.46 million animals.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia peaked at 2.50 million animals in 2014 and was at its lowest, 664,125 animals, in 1971.
Indonesia ranks 40th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 730,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 807,000 animals | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 782,000 animals | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 811,000 animals | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 829,000 animals | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 840,000 animals | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 857,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 686,000 animals | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 769,238 animals | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 822,932 animals | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 664,125 animals | -19.3% |
| 1972 | 740,546 animals | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 690,908 animals | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 697,077 animals | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 741,504 animals | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 823,032 animals | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 831,838 animals | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 832,265 animals | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 883,265 animals | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 768,277 animals | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 866,618 animals | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 914,752 animals | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 983,469 animals | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 1.04 million animals | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 1.05 million animals | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 1.11 million animals | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 1.14 million animals | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.16 million animals | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.23 million animals | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 1.26 million animals | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.28 million animals | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 1.45 million animals | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 1.69 million animals | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 1.55 million animals | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.59 million animals | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1.77 million animals | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 1.66 million animals | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 1.79 million animals | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 1.64 million animals | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 1.70 million animals | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.78 million animals | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.69 million animals | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.79 million animals | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million animals | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.74 million animals | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 1.73 million animals | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million animals | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 1.73 million animals | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 1.81 million animals | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 1.93 million animals | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 2.14 million animals | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 2.23 million animals | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.40 million animals | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 2.50 million animals | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.17 million animals | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 2.15 million animals | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.17 million animals | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million animals | -47.2% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million animals | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.70 million animals | +48.4% |
| 2021 | 1.79 million animals | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 1.57 million animals | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 1.49 million animals | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 1.46 million animals | -1.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 1.46 million animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 animals, 4.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 1.46 million animals is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,197 animals, 12.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -47.2% | 2.17 million animals | 1.15 million animals |
| 2020 | +48.4% | 1.15 million animals | 1.70 million animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 790,138 animals | 686,000 animals | 857,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 772,749 animals | 664,125 animals | 883,265 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.03 million animals | 768,277 animals | 1.23 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 million animals | 1.26 million animals | 1.79 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.72 million animals | 1.50 million animals | 1.81 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.00 million animals | 1.15 million animals | 2.50 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.60 million animals | 1.46 million animals | 1.79 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4061 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia was 1.46 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million animals in 2014.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 664,125 animals in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Indonesia ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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