Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Namibia
Namibia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 114,187 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Namibia, 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 Namibia stood at 114,187 animals.
The figure is down 24.2% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Namibia peaked at 272,612 animals in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67,398 animals, in 1961.
Namibia ranks 124th 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 | 103,489 animals | 67,398 animals | 147,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 149,275 animals | 78,266 animals | 194,323 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 165,846 animals | 138,363 animals | 226,735 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 196,061 animals | 134,114 animals | 221,052 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 187,655 animals | 140,115 animals | 272,612 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 132,958 animals | 116,380 animals | 146,554 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 109,702 animals | 89,986 animals | 150,573 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.0% (2025)
- Rural population 1.52 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 49.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 339,089 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Namibia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Namibia was 114,187 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 272,612 animals in 2000.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,398 animals in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Namibia ranks 124th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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