Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor
East Timor: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 13,342 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13,342 animals
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
156th
of 198 countries
All-time high
17,109 animals
in 2019
All-time low
3,600 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor, 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 East Timor stood at 13,342 animals.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor peaked at 17,109 animals in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3,600 animals, in 1961.
That places East Timor 156th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,600 animals | — |
| 1962 | 4,200 animals | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 4,360 animals | +3.8% |
| 1964 | 5,400 animals | +23.9% |
| 1965 | 6,470 animals | +19.8% |
| 1966 | 7,000 animals | +8.2% |
| 1967 | 6,600 animals | -5.7% |
| 1968 | 6,810 animals | +3.2% |
| 1969 | 7,400 animals | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 8,000 animals | +8.1% |
| 1971 | 8,800 animals | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 10,150 animals | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 8,800 animals | -13.3% |
| 1974 | 9,500 animals | +8.0% |
| 1975 | 8,000 animals | -15.8% |
| 1976 | 7,500 animals | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 7,000 animals | -6.7% |
| 1978 | 6,000 animals | -14.3% |
| 1979 | 5,000 animals | -16.7% |
| 1980 | 7,500 animals | +50.0% |
| 1981 | 6,700 animals | -10.7% |
| 1982 | 6,100 animals | -9.0% |
| 1983 | 5,600 animals | -8.2% |
| 1984 | 5,100 animals | -8.9% |
| 1985 | 4,900 animals | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 5,100 animals | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 5,100 animals | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,700 animals | +11.8% |
| 1989 | 7,000 animals | +22.8% |
| 1990 | 7,100 animals | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 8,000 animals | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 8,100 animals | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 9,100 animals | +12.3% |
| 1994 | 7,300 animals | -19.8% |
| 1995 | 9,200 animals | +26.0% |
| 1996 | 10,200 animals | +10.9% |
| 1997 | 10,700 animals | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 16,280 animals | +52.1% |
| 1999 | 9,000 animals | -44.7% |
| 2000 | 13,000 animals | +44.4% |
| 2001 | 10,928 animals | -15.9% |
| 2002 | 17,000 animals | +55.6% |
| 2003 | 13,000 animals | -23.5% |
| 2004 | 9,000 animals | -30.8% |
| 2005 | 9,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9,200 animals | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 9,400 animals | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 9,600 animals | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 9,800 animals | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 10,100 animals | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 10,600 animals | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 10,800 animals | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11,000 animals | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 10,492 animals | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 12,786 animals | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 13,002 animals | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 13,302 animals | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 13,469 animals | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 17,109 animals | +27.0% |
| 2020 | 13,651 animals | -20.2% |
| 2021 | 11,838 animals | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 14,524 animals | +22.7% |
| 2023 | 13,663 animals | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 13,342 animals | -2.3% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 13,342 animals is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 424,850 animals, 3% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 13,342 animals is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,197 animals, 11% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,760 animals | 3,600 animals | 7,400 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,875 animals | 5,000 animals | 10,150 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,880 animals | 4,900 animals | 7,500 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 9,498 animals | 7,100 animals | 16,280 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,993 animals | 9,000 animals | 17,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 12,266 animals | 10,100 animals | 17,109 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,404 animals | 11,838 animals | 14,524 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 153 Fiji 17,424 animals compare
- 154 Puerto Rico 17,063 animals compare
- 155 New Caledonia 13,393 animals compare
- 157 North Macedonia 12,787 animals compare
- 158 Guadeloupe 12,500 animals compare
- 159 Comoros 11,146 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2016 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 268.53 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7121 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor was 13,342 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 17,109 animals in 2019.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,600 animals in 1961.
- How does East Timor rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- East Timor ranks 156th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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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