Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Thailand
Thailand: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 724,716 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Thailand, 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 Thailand is 724,716 animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Thailand peaked at 1.35 million animals in 1993 and was at its lowest, 335,923 animals, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 63rd of 197 countries on this measure, 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 | 391,111 animals | 350,000 animals | 435,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 574,200 animals | 445,000 animals | 690,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 761,579 animals | 618,900 animals | 854,400 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.11 million animals | 849,556 animals | 1.35 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 433,104 animals | 335,923 animals | 584,784 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 885,512 animals | 565,272 animals | 1.03 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 814,831 animals | 724,716 animals | 900,773 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 50.47 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.7% (2025)
- Rural population 26.64 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.5% (2025)
- Rural population 37.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.7% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.7% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 12.54 million hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Thailand?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Thailand was 724,716 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 million animals in 1993.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 335,923 animals in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Thailand ranks 63rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand 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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