Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mongolia
Mongolia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 857,651 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
857,651 animals
Change on year
down 29.8%
World rank
59th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.32 million animals
in 2020
All-time low
265,000 animals
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mongolia is 857,651 animals, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.8% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mongolia peaked at 1.32 million animals in 2020 and was at its lowest, 265,000 animals, in 1963.
Mongolia ranks 59th 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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 455,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 320,000 animals | -29.7% |
| 1963 | 265,000 animals | -17.2% |
| 1964 | 290,000 animals | +9.4% |
| 1965 | 330,000 animals | +13.8% |
| 1966 | 366,000 animals | +10.9% |
| 1967 | 398,000 animals | +8.7% |
| 1968 | 350,000 animals | -12.1% |
| 1969 | 372,000 animals | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 378,000 animals | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 354,000 animals | -6.3% |
| 1972 | 450,000 animals | +27.1% |
| 1973 | 375,000 animals | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 394,000 animals | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 440,000 animals | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 494,000 animals | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 453,000 animals | -8.3% |
| 1978 | 512,000 animals | +13.0% |
| 1979 | 541,000 animals | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 537,000 animals | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 500,000 animals | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 470,000 animals | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 490,000 animals | +4.3% |
| 1984 | 485,000 animals | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 490,000 animals | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 513,200 animals | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 521,900 animals | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 554,900 animals | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 536,400 animals | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 525,700 animals | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 684,600 animals | +30.2% |
| 1992 | 609,900 animals | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 479,100 animals | -21.4% |
| 1994 | 459,900 animals | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 523,900 animals | +13.9% |
| 1996 | 679,000 animals | +29.6% |
| 1997 | 697,400 animals | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 755,600 animals | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 809,400 animals | +7.1% |
| 2000 | 886,600 animals | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 549,600 animals | -38.0% |
| 2002 | 502,500 animals | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 388,700 animals | -22.6% |
| 2004 | 454,200 animals | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 389,200 animals | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 367,600 animals | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 402,300 animals | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 459,500 animals | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 516,016 animals | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 383,275 animals | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 446,272 animals | +16.4% |
| 2012 | 449,304 animals | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 450,000 animals | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 631,372 animals | +40.3% |
| 2015 | 695,900 animals | +10.2% |
| 2016 | 790,081 animals | +13.5% |
| 2017 | 802,700 animals | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.00 million animals | +24.9% |
| 2019 | 943,746 animals | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.32 million animals | +39.8% |
| 2021 | 899,369 animals | -31.8% |
| 2022 | 1.10 million animals | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 1.22 million animals | +10.7% |
| 2024 | 857,651 animals | -29.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 857,651 animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 animals, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 857,651 animals is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,197 animals, 7.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 349,556 animals | 265,000 animals | 455,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 439,100 animals | 354,000 animals | 541,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 509,840 animals | 470,000 animals | 554,900 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 622,450 animals | 459,900 animals | 809,400 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 491,622 animals | 367,600 animals | 886,600 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 659,485 animals | 383,275 animals | 1.00 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 million animals | 857,651 animals | 1.32 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 56 Turkmenistan 909,318 animals compare
- 57 Tajikistan 887,582 animals compare
- 58 Philippines 880,955 animals compare
- 60 Cameroon 810,432 animals compare
- 61 Belgium 809,220 animals compare
- 62 Chile 760,265 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2885 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mongolia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mongolia was 857,651 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 million animals in 2020.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,000 animals in 1963.
- How does Mongolia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Mongolia ranks 59th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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