Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 202,331 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 202,331 animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Saudi Arabia peaked at 271,450 animals in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40,000 animals, in 1961.
That places Saudi Arabia 108th out of 197 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,001 animals | 40,000 animals | 56,227 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 91,062 animals | 62,720 animals | 118,368 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 138,445 animals | 103,000 animals | 181,200 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 125,600 animals | 97,000 animals | 150,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 129,251 animals | 112,000 animals | 210,510 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 228,554 animals | 201,787 animals | 271,450 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 199,060 animals | 188,215 animals | 209,500 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 33.07 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.6% (2025)
- Rural population 5.69 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 3.6% (2025)
- Rural population 15.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.6% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.6% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 232,932 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Saudi Arabia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Saudi Arabia was 202,331 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 271,450 animals in 2018.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,000 animals in 1961.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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