Animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines
Philippines: Animals slaughtered for meat was 880,955 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
880,955
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
58th
of 198 countries
All-time high
974,000
in 1974
All-time low
296,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines stood at 880,955.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines peaked at 974,000 in 1974 and was at its lowest, 296,000, in 1961.
That places Philippines 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 296,000 | — |
| 1962 | 357,000 | +20.6% |
| 1963 | 378,000 | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 394,000 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 413,000 | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 478,000 | +15.7% |
| 1967 | 416,000 | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 394,000 | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 405,000 | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 397,000 | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 366,000 | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 412,000 | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 520,000 | +26.2% |
| 1974 | 974,000 | +87.3% |
| 1975 | 649,000 | -33.4% |
| 1976 | 539,000 | -16.9% |
| 1977 | 581,000 | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 719,000 | +23.8% |
| 1979 | 712,000 | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 689,000 | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 456,000 | -33.8% |
| 1982 | 372,000 | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 381,850 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 382,170 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 404,320 | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 452,300 | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 481,710 | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 489,000 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 510,000 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 499,000 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 479,000 | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 493,000 | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 537,000 | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 578,000 | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 629,000 | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 686,000 | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 753,000 | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 779,400 | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 810,160 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 811,120 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 780,098 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 779,786 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 721,910 | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 764,500 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 736,901 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 714,355 | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 759,430 | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 767,935 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 808,000 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 830,700 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 836,300 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 831,000 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 850,000 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 859,026 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 877,445 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 893,557 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 885,729 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 884,918 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 881,212 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 799,603 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 871,363 | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 883,700 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 874,898 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 880,955 | +0.7% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 880,955 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000, 2.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 880,955 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,197, 7.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +87.3% | 520,000 | 974,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 392,333 | 296,000 | 478,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 586,900 | 366,000 | 974,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 461,835 | 372,000 | 689,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 624,356 | 479,000 | 810,160 | 10 |
| 2000s | 764,404 | 714,355 | 811,120 | 10 |
| 2010s | 862,989 | 830,700 | 893,557 | 10 |
| 2020s | 862,104 | 799,603 | 883,700 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1665 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0963 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1469 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1092 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines?
- Animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines was 880,955 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 974,000 in 1974.
- What is the lowest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 296,000 in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for animals slaughtered for meat?
- Philippines ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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