Animals slaughtered for meat in Turkey
Turkey: Animals slaughtered for meat was 5.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.08 million
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
12th
of 198 countries
All-time high
5.81 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.33 million
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Animals slaughtered for meat in Turkey, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 5.08 million for 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, animals slaughtered for meat in Turkey peaked at 5.81 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million, in 1964.
Turkey ranks 12th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Animals slaughtered for meat in Turkey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.36 million | — |
| 1962 | 1.47 million | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 1.35 million | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 1.33 million | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 1.41 million | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 1.56 million | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 1.51 million | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 1.62 million | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 1.87 million | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 1.90 million | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 1.67 million | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 1.54 million | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 1.67 million | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 2.18 million | +30.4% |
| 1975 | 2.31 million | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 2.03 million | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 2.10 million | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 1.88 million | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 2.52 million | +33.8% |
| 1980 | 2.19 million | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 2.63 million | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 2.98 million | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 2.85 million | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 3.08 million | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 2.65 million | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 3.85 million | +45.5% |
| 1987 | 2.77 million | -28.1% |
| 1988 | 2.67 million | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 3.18 million | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 3.04 million | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 2.16 million | -28.9% |
| 1992 | 2.06 million | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.09 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.25 million | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 1.82 million | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 1.82 million | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.38 million | +31.2% |
| 1998 | 2.20 million | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 2.01 million | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 2.10 million | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 2.83 million | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 2.79 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.68 million | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 2.60 million | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.56 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.71 million | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.80 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 2.83 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 2.93 million | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 3.13 million | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 3.42 million | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 3.46 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 3.53 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 3.71 million | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 3.99 million | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 4.33 million | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 4.84 million | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 4.86 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.81 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 5.13 million | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 5.48 million | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 5.81 million | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 5.08 million | -12.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 5.08 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000, 16.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 5.08 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 433,650, 11.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.50 million | 1.33 million | 1.87 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.98 million | 1.54 million | 2.52 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.88 million | 2.19 million | 3.85 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.18 million | 1.82 million | 3.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.65 million | 2.10 million | 2.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.82 million | 2.93 million | 4.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.26 million | 4.81 million | 5.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7244 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2821 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4505 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4523 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 968.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9904 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animals slaughtered for meat in Turkey?
- Animals slaughtered for meat in Turkey was 5.08 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 5.81 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million in 1964.
- How does Turkey rank for animals slaughtered for meat?
- Turkey ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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