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
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 155th out of 197 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.
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
- 152 Fiji 17,424 animals compare
- 153 Puerto Rico 17,063 animals compare
- 154 New Caledonia 13,393 animals compare
- 156 North Macedonia 12,787 animals compare
- 158 Comoros 11,146 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 376.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.2% (2024)
- Rural population 1.01 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 71.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2023)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 20.2% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 20.2% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 78,894 hectares (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 155th out of 197 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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