Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon
Lebanon: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 181,392 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
181,392 animals
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
112th
of 198 countries
All-time high
307,839 animals
in 2009
All-time low
13,000 animals
in 1976
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Lebanon recorded 181,392 animals for yearly number of 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, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon peaked at 307,839 animals in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13,000 animals, 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 108,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 132,000 animals | +22.2% |
| 1963 | 176,000 animals | +33.3% |
| 1964 | 122,000 animals | -30.7% |
| 1965 | 124,000 animals | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 95,000 animals | -23.4% |
| 1967 | 94,000 animals | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 115,000 animals | +22.3% |
| 1969 | 106,000 animals | -7.8% |
| 1970 | 84,000 animals | -20.8% |
| 1971 | 95,000 animals | +13.1% |
| 1972 | 75,000 animals | -21.1% |
| 1973 | 60,000 animals | -20.0% |
| 1974 | 45,000 animals | -25.0% |
| 1975 | 16,000 animals | -64.4% |
| 1976 | 13,000 animals | -18.8% |
| 1977 | 121,000 animals | +830.8% |
| 1978 | 51,000 animals | -57.9% |
| 1979 | 85,000 animals | +66.7% |
| 1980 | 87,960 animals | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 106,000 animals | +20.5% |
| 1982 | 115,000 animals | +8.5% |
| 1983 | 125,000 animals | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 123,000 animals | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 139,000 animals | +13.0% |
| 1986 | 116,000 animals | -16.5% |
| 1987 | 98,000 animals | -15.5% |
| 1988 | 114,000 animals | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 112,000 animals | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 71,000 animals | -36.6% |
| 1991 | 51,000 animals | -28.2% |
| 1992 | 206,000 animals | +303.9% |
| 1993 | 209,000 animals | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 180,000 animals | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 131,000 animals | -27.2% |
| 1996 | 160,000 animals | +22.1% |
| 1997 | 221,000 animals | +38.1% |
| 1998 | 153,800 animals | -30.4% |
| 1999 | 257,400 animals | +67.4% |
| 2000 | 288,000 animals | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 210,000 animals | -27.1% |
| 2002 | 260,000 animals | +23.8% |
| 2003 | 264,600 animals | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 251,700 animals | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 292,700 animals | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 247,350 animals | -15.5% |
| 2007 | 221,576 animals | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 222,000 animals | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 307,839 animals | +38.7% |
| 2010 | 301,420 animals | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 219,903 animals | -27.0% |
| 2012 | 206,174 animals | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 226,510 animals | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 217,000 animals | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 224,601 animals | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 203,270 animals | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 218,970 animals | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 231,760 animals | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 227,090 animals | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 226,020 animals | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 223,772 animals | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 199,132 animals | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 182,191 animals | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 181,392 animals | -0.4% |
Lebanon compared with similar countries
- Lebanon's 181,392 animals is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 424,850 animals, 43% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Lebanon's 181,392 animals is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 181,392 animals, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of 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 animals | 121,000 animals |
| 1992 | +303.9% | 51,000 animals | 206,000 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119,111 animals | 94,000 animals | 176,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 64,500 animals | 13,000 animals | 121,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 113,596 animals | 87,960 animals | 139,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 164,020 animals | 51,000 animals | 257,400 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 256,576 animals | 210,000 animals | 307,839 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 227,670 animals | 203,270 animals | 301,420 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 202,501 animals | 181,392 animals | 226,020 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Lebanon
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0904 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon was 181,392 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 307,839 animals in 2009.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,000 animals in 1976.
- How does Lebanon rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Lebanon ranks 112th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of 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 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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