Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda
Uganda: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1.40 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.40 million animals
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
42nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.40 million animals
in 2024
All-time low
391,000 animals
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.40 million animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda peaked at 1.40 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 391,000 animals, in 1987.
That places Uganda 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 411,800 animals | — |
| 1962 | 393,300 animals | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 398,100 animals | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 398,000 animals | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 402,600 animals | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 398,600 animals | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 408,900 animals | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 417,100 animals | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 448,800 animals | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 482,900 animals | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 486,400 animals | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 497,200 animals | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 522,200 animals | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 537,900 animals | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 536,791 animals | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 545,892 animals | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 585,354 animals | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 600,000 animals | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 629,100 animals | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 572,500 animals | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 569,000 animals | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 574,160 animals | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 576,000 animals | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 588,000 animals | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 600,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 400,000 animals | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 391,000 animals | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 427,500 animals | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 487,000 animals | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 541,000 animals | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 560,000 animals | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 573,000 animals | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 610,000 animals | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 562,000 animals | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 576,000 animals | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 583,000 animals | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 590,000 animals | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 620,000 animals | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 640,000 animals | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 645,000 animals | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 676,000 animals | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 767,000 animals | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 835,000 animals | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 900,000 animals | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 980,000 animals | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million animals | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million animals | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million animals | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million animals | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million animals | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.24 million animals | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.27 million animals | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million animals | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million animals | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.27 million animals | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million animals | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million animals | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million animals | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million animals | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million animals | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million animals | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.36 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.32 million animals | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million animals | +5.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.40 million animals is above the median for low income countries, which is 467,376 animals, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.40 million animals is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 250,645 animals, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -33.3% | 600,000 animals | 400,000 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 408,578 animals | 393,300 animals | 448,800 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 542,374 animals | 482,900 animals | 629,100 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 518,516 animals | 391,000 animals | 600,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 585,500 animals | 541,000 animals | 640,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 933,200 animals | 645,000 animals | 1.17 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million animals | 1.15 million animals | 1.37 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million animals | 1.27 million animals | 1.40 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda was 1.40 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 391,000 animals in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Uganda ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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