Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 46,132 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
46,132 animals
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
136th
of 198 countries
All-time high
63,500 animals
in 1983
All-time low
12,178 animals
in 2002
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sierra Leone, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 46,132 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sierra Leone peaked at 63,500 animals in 1983 and was at its lowest, 12,178 animals, in 2002.
Sierra Leone ranks 136th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 44,000 animals | +4.8% |
| 1963 | 45,000 animals | +2.3% |
| 1964 | 47,000 animals | +4.4% |
| 1965 | 48,000 animals | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 50,000 animals | +4.2% |
| 1967 | 50,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 51,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 52,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 53,000 animals | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 54,000 animals | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 55,000 animals | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 56,000 animals | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 56,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 57,000 animals | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 57,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 58,000 animals | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 58,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 59,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 60,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 61,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 62,500 animals | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 63,500 animals | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 58,000 animals | -8.7% |
| 1985 | 58,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 53,000 animals | -8.6% |
| 1987 | 53,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 53,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 58,000 animals | +9.4% |
| 1990 | 58,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 23,000 animals | -60.3% |
| 1992 | 30,394 animals | +32.1% |
| 1993 | 30,094 animals | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 30,376 animals | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 29,156 animals | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 21,000 animals | -28.0% |
| 1997 | 21,746 animals | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 21,815 animals | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 17,319 animals | -20.6% |
| 2000 | 17,041 animals | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 12,498 animals | -26.7% |
| 2002 | 12,178 animals | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 13,437 animals | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 14,000 animals | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 18,907 animals | +35.0% |
| 2006 | 26,068 animals | +37.9% |
| 2007 | 23,950 animals | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 28,432 animals | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 33,000 animals | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 36,757 animals | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 39,859 animals | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 43,174 animals | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 46,721 animals | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 47,892 animals | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 42,110 animals | -12.1% |
| 2016 | 38,667 animals | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 37,735 animals | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 38,980 animals | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 40,266 animals | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 39,320 animals | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 50,579 animals | +28.6% |
| 2022 | 43,388 animals | -14.2% |
| 2023 | 44,429 animals | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 46,132 animals | +3.8% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 46,132 animals is below the median for low income countries, which is 467,376 animals, 10% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 46,132 animals is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 250,645 animals, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sierra Leone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -60.3% | 58,000 animals | 23,000 animals |
| 2006 | +37.9% | 18,907 animals | 26,068 animals |
| 2005 | +35.0% | 14,000 animals | 18,907 animals |
| 1992 | +32.1% | 23,000 animals | 30,394 animals |
| 1996 | -28.0% | 29,156 animals | 21,000 animals |
| 2001 | -26.7% | 17,041 animals | 12,498 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,667 animals | 42,000 animals | 52,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 56,300 animals | 53,000 animals | 59,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 58,000 animals | 53,000 animals | 63,500 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 28,290 animals | 17,319 animals | 58,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,951 animals | 12,178 animals | 33,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,216 animals | 36,757 animals | 47,892 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,770 animals | 39,320 animals | 50,579 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sierra Leone
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2954 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 250 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.5407 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sierra Leone?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Sierra Leone was 46,132 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 63,500 animals in 1983.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,178 animals in 2002.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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