Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal
Senegal: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 482,928 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal, 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 Senegal stood at 482,928 animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal peaked at 489,554 animals in 2022 and was at its lowest, 207,000 animals, in 1961.
That places Senegal 79th 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 | 263,222 animals | 207,000 animals | 320,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 266,263 animals | 220,000 animals | 300,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 303,250 animals | 246,000 animals | 330,200 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 342,708 animals | 321,976 animals | 350,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 333,438 animals | 299,694 animals | 401,276 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 431,279 animals | 357,269 animals | 486,305 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 477,688 animals | 462,250 animals | 489,554 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.32 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 17.1% (2025)
- Rural population 8.37 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 44.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 17.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 17.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.94 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal was 482,928 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 489,554 animals in 2022.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 207,000 animals in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Senegal ranks 79th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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