Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mozambique
Mozambique: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 150,246 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 150,246 animals, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.6% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mozambique peaked at 245,000 animals in 1981 and was at its lowest, 58,850 animals, in 2002.
That places Mozambique 117th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 183,333 animals | 165,000 animals | 201,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 221,500 animals | 205,000 animals | 240,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 221,600 animals | 181,000 animals | 245,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 93,000 animals | 85,000 animals | 100,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 73,032 animals | 58,850 animals | 93,560 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 105,375 animals | 81,030 animals | 123,030 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 137,771 animals | 107,028 animals | 160,790 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.71 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.6% (2025)
- Rural population 22.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 62.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 3.42 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mozambique?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mozambique was 150,246 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 245,000 animals in 1981.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 58,850 animals in 2002.
- How does Mozambique rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Mozambique ranks 117th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).