Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Lebanon
Lebanon: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 181,392 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 111th of 197 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.
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 271.42 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.0% (2024)
- Rural population 528,774 (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
- Rural population 9.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.0% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.0% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 55,239 hectares (2023)
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 111th out of 197 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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