Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Turkey
Turkey: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 5.08 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 5.08 million animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Turkey peaked at 5.81 million animals in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million animals, in 1964.
Turkey ranks 11th 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 | 1.50 million animals | 1.33 million animals | 1.87 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.98 million animals | 1.54 million animals | 2.52 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.88 million animals | 2.19 million animals | 3.85 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.18 million animals | 1.82 million animals | 3.04 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 million animals | 2.10 million animals | 2.83 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.82 million animals | 2.93 million animals | 4.86 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 million animals | 4.81 million animals | 5.81 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 83.21 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.2% (2025)
- Rural population 9.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 11.38 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Turkey?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Turkey was 5.08 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.81 million animals in 2023.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million animals in 1964.
- How does Turkey rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Turkey ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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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