Animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon
Lebanon: Animals slaughtered for meat was 181,392 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
181,392
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
112th
of 198 countries
All-time high
307,839
in 2009
All-time low
13,000
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 181,392 for animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon peaked at 307,839 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13,000, in 1976.
Lebanon ranks 112th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 108,000 | — |
| 1962 | 132,000 | +22.2% |
| 1963 | 176,000 | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 122,000 | -30.7% |
| 1965 | 124,000 | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 95,000 | -23.4% |
| 1967 | 94,000 | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 115,000 | +22.3% |
| 1969 | 106,000 | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 84,000 | -20.8% |
| 1971 | 95,000 | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 75,000 | -21.1% |
| 1973 | 60,000 | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 45,000 | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 16,000 | -64.4% |
| 1976 | 13,000 | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 121,000 | +830.8% |
| 1978 | 51,000 | -57.9% |
| 1979 | 85,000 | +66.7% |
| 1980 | 87,960 | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 106,000 | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 115,000 | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 125,000 | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 123,000 | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 139,000 | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 116,000 | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 98,000 | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 114,000 | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 112,000 | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 71,000 | -36.6% |
| 1991 | 51,000 | -28.2% |
| 1992 | 206,000 | +303.9% |
| 1993 | 209,000 | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 180,000 | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 131,000 | -27.2% |
| 1996 | 160,000 | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 221,000 | +38.1% |
| 1998 | 153,800 | -30.4% |
| 1999 | 257,400 | +67.4% |
| 2000 | 288,000 | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 210,000 | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 260,000 | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 264,600 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 251,700 | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 292,700 | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 247,350 | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 221,576 | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 222,000 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 307,839 | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 301,420 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 219,903 | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 206,174 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 226,510 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 217,000 | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 224,601 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 203,270 | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 218,970 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 231,760 | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 227,090 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 226,020 | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 223,772 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 199,132 | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 182,191 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 181,392 | -0.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 181,392 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 424,850, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 181,392 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 181,392, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +830.8% | 13,000 | 121,000 |
| 1992 | +303.9% | 51,000 | 206,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119,111 | 94,000 | 176,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 64,500 | 13,000 | 121,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 113,596 | 87,960 | 139,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 164,020 | 51,000 | 257,400 | 10 |
| 2000s | 256,576 | 210,000 | 307,839 | 10 |
| 2010s | 227,670 | 203,270 | 301,420 | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,501 | 181,392 | 226,020 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lebanon
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8243 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0491 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3428 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1174 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 39.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0105 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 46.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon?
- Animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon was 181,392 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 307,839 in 2009.
- What is the lowest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for animals slaughtered for meat?
- Lebanon ranks 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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