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
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 41st out of 197 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.
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 16.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 26.1% (2025)
- Rural population 34.97 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 68.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 2.95 million hectares (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 41st out of 197 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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