Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali
Mali: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 560,209 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali, 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 Mali stood at 560,209 animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.4% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali peaked at 605,311 animals in 2020 and was at its lowest, 261,000 animals, in 1961.
Mali ranks 73rd 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 | 331,333 animals | 261,000 animals | 408,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 340,300 animals | 298,000 animals | 405,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 417,800 animals | 306,000 animals | 530,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 541,398 animals | 501,621 animals | 564,434 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 387,178 animals | 273,176 animals | 468,382 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 372,610 animals | 302,999 animals | 472,113 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 537,615 animals | 497,757 animals | 605,311 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.0% (2025)
- Rural population 17.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 67.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.29 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali was 560,209 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 605,311 animals in 2020.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 261,000 animals in 1961.
- How does Mali rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Mali ranks 73rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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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