Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mongolia
Mongolia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 857,651 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 58th 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 | 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
- 55 Turkmenistan 909,318 animals compare
- 56 Tajikistan 887,582 animals compare
- 57 Philippines 880,955 animals compare
- 59 Cameroon 810,432 animals compare
- 60 Belgium 809,220 animals compare
- 61 Chile 760,265 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.27 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.9% (2025)
- Rural population 1.03 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 28.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 363,061 hectares (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 58th out of 197 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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