Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tanzania
Tanzania: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 4.59 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 4.59 million animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tanzania peaked at 4.59 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 809,000 animals, in 1962.
Tanzania ranks 13th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 897,034 animals | 809,000 animals | 1.04 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.17 million animals | 987,000 animals | 1.31 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 million animals | 1.24 million animals | 1.88 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 million animals | 1.80 million animals | 2.40 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.07 million animals | 1.90 million animals | 2.35 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.18 million animals | 2.55 million animals | 3.83 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.30 million animals | 3.98 million animals | 4.59 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.65 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 22.9% (2025)
- Rural population 44.53 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 63.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 22.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 22.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 6.52 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tanzania?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tanzania was 4.59 million 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.59 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 809,000 animals in 1962.
- How does Tanzania rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Tanzania ranks 13th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tanzania 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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