Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tunisia
Tunisia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 188,216 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tunisia, 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 Tunisia stood at 188,216 animals.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tunisia peaked at 303,570 animals in 2009 and was at its lowest, 130,000 animals, in 1963.
That places Tunisia 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 152,352 animals | 130,000 animals | 174,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 226,334 animals | 165,460 animals | 295,953 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 201,379 animals | 176,400 animals | 241,794 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 227,270 animals | 187,300 animals | 265,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 254,970 animals | 225,000 animals | 303,570 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 241,316 animals | 212,857 animals | 260,251 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 195,530 animals | 188,140 animals | 202,822 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 106 Cote d'Ivoire 223,892 animals compare
- 107 Benin 214,628 animals compare
- 108 Saudi Arabia 202,331 animals compare
- 110 Democratic Republic of Congo 182,882 animals compare
- 111 Lebanon 181,392 animals compare
- 112 Sri Lanka 164,177 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.3% (2025)
- Rural population 3.62 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 29.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.3% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.3% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 795,426 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tunisia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Tunisia was 188,216 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 303,570 animals in 2009.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,000 animals in 1963.
- How does Tunisia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Tunisia ranks 109th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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