Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Moldova
Moldova: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 17,988 animals in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 17,988 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 73.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Moldova peaked at 361,300 animals in 1994 and was at its lowest, 15,000 animals, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 152nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Moldova, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 359,700 animals | — |
| 1993 | 359,700 animals | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 361,300 animals | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 348,400 animals | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 292,400 animals | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 218,200 animals | -25.4% |
| 1998 | 166,200 animals | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 165,100 animals | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 119,600 animals | -27.6% |
| 2001 | 119,800 animals | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 122,265 animals | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 125,000 animals | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 122,000 animals | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 119,000 animals | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 114,000 animals | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 116,000 animals | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 80,000 animals | -31.0% |
| 2009 | 85,000 animals | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 78,000 animals | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 74,400 animals | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 73,100 animals | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 74,600 animals | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 67,642 animals | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 64,281 animals | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 63,846 animals | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 61,183 animals | -4.2% |
| 2018 | 56,155 animals | -8.2% |
| 2019 | 61,522 animals | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 20,000 animals | -67.5% |
| 2021 | 20,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 15,000 animals | -25.0% |
| 2023 | 16,681 animals | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 17,988 animals | +7.8% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 17,988 animals is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 animals, 6% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 17,988 animals is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 433,650 animals, 4% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -67.5% | 61,522 animals | 20,000 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 283,875 animals | 165,100 animals | 361,300 animals | 8 |
| 2000s | 112,266 animals | 80,000 animals | 125,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,473 animals | 56,155 animals | 78,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,934 animals | 15,000 animals | 20,000 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5627 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Moldova?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Moldova was 17,988 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 361,300 animals in 1994.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,000 animals in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Moldova ranks 152nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 73.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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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