Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali
Mali: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 560,209 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
560,209 animals
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
74th
of 198 countries
All-time high
605,311 animals
in 2020
All-time low
261,000 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 74th 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 261,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 281,000 animals | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 282,000 animals | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 301,000 animals | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 324,000 animals | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 360,000 animals | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 375,000 animals | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 390,000 animals | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 408,000 animals | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 405,000 animals | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 405,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 350,000 animals | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 300,000 animals | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 300,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 320,000 animals | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 340,000 animals | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 350,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 335,000 animals | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 298,000 animals | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 306,000 animals | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 313,000 animals | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 321,000 animals | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 343,000 animals | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 470,000 animals | +37.0% |
| 1985 | 457,000 animals | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 468,000 animals | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 470,000 animals | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 500,000 animals | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 530,000 animals | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 550,000 animals | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 519,847 animals | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 545,919 animals | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 560,016 animals | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 564,434 animals | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 561,158 animals | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 551,894 animals | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 538,096 animals | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 520,993 animals | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 501,621 animals | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 468,382 animals | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 443,252 animals | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 456,909 animals | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 433,736 animals | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 411,036 animals | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 389,594 animals | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 363,354 animals | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 353,730 animals | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 278,609 animals | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 273,176 animals | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 315,941 animals | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 315,644 animals | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 328,241 animals | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 302,999 animals | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 330,176 animals | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 377,567 animals | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 387,285 animals | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 449,651 animals | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 446,488 animals | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 472,113 animals | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 605,311 animals | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 497,757 animals | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 522,070 animals | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 502,730 animals | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 560,209 animals | +11.4% |
Mali compared with similar countries
- Mali's 560,209 animals is above the median for low income countries, which is 467,376 animals, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mali's 560,209 animals is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 250,645 animals, 2.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Mali
More agriculture & rural data for Mali
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 394.01 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6779 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 33.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 33.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 8.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (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 74th out of 198 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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