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
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 135th of 197 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.
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 2.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 29.5% (2025)
- Rural population 4.77 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 54.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 9.4% (2018)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 29.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 29.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 1.05 million hectares (2023)
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 135th out of 197 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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