Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Morocco
Morocco: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1.27 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Morocco, 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 Morocco stood at 1.27 million animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Morocco peaked at 1.50 million animals in 2020 and was at its lowest, 500,000 animals, in 1985.
Morocco ranks 48th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 630,352 animals | 517,580 animals | 780,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 756,120 animals | 650,000 animals | 876,190 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 735,200 animals | 500,000 animals | 950,665 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 835,654 animals | 643,000 animals | 1.14 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 848,600 animals | 770,000 animals | 981,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million animals | 950,000 animals | 1.48 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.40 million animals | 1.27 million animals | 1.50 million animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 45 Ukraine 1.34 million animals compare
- 46 Azerbaijan 1.29 million animals compare
- 47 Burkina Faso 1.27 million animals compare
- 49 Guatemala 1.16 million animals compare
- 50 Egypt 1.16 million animals compare
- 51 South Korea 1.11 million animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 19.23 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.5% (2025)
- Rural population 14.17 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 36.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.58 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Morocco?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Morocco was 1.27 million 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 1.50 million animals in 2020.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 500,000 animals in 1985.
- How does Morocco rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Morocco ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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