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
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 39th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 189.37 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 13.1% (2025)
- Rural population 116.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.8% (2025)
- Rural population 40.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 13.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 13.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.69 million hectares (2023)
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 39th out of 197 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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