Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Myanmar
Myanmar: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 609,126 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar is 609,126 animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Myanmar peaked at 1.68 million animals in 2017 and was at its lowest, 320,000 animals, in 1995.
Myanmar ranks 69th 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 | 483,556 animals | 420,000 animals | 536,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 596,000 animals | 547,000 animals | 665,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 752,500 animals | 683,000 animals | 808,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 372,000 animals | 320,000 animals | 450,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 674,888 animals | 455,000 animals | 966,660 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.34 million animals | 538,003 animals | 1.68 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 609,068 animals | 602,193 animals | 616,657 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.3% (2025)
- Rural population 38.08 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.4% (2025)
- Rural population 69.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 3.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 7.97 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Myanmar?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Myanmar was 609,126 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million animals in 2017.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 320,000 animals in 1995.
- How does Myanmar rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Myanmar ranks 69th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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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