Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1,280 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,280 animals
Change on year
down 8.5%
World rank
83rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
2,603 animals
in 1998
All-time low
986.3 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 1,280 animals for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Afghanistan peaked at 2,603 animals in 1998 and was at its lowest, 986.3 animals, in 1961.
That places Afghanistan 83rd out of 198 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.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 986.3 animals | — |
| 1962 | 1,052 animals | +6.7% |
| 1963 | 1,085 animals | +3.1% |
| 1964 | 1,101 animals | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 1,118 animals | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 1,561 animals | +39.6% |
| 1967 | 1,490 animals | -4.5% |
| 1968 | 1,631 animals | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 1,721 animals | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 1,789 animals | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 1,789 animals | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1,762 animals | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 1,543 animals | -12.4% |
| 1974 | 1,425 animals | -7.6% |
| 1975 | 1,401 animals | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1,434 animals | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1,482 animals | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 1,526 animals | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 1,616 animals | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 1,534 animals | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 1,534 animals | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1,534 animals | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1,507 animals | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 1,493 animals | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1,479 animals | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 1,466 animals | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,507 animals | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 1,534 animals | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 1,534 animals | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1,315 animals | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 1,315 animals | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,315 animals | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,479 animals | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 1,726 animals | +16.7% |
| 1995 | 1,978 animals | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 2,175 animals | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 2,373 animals | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 2,603 animals | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 2,268 animals | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 1,918 animals | -15.5% |
| 2001 | 1,644 animals | -14.3% |
| 2002 | 2,282 animals | +38.8% |
| 2003 | 2,085 animals | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 2,271 animals | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 2,148 animals | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 1,785 animals | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 2,085 animals | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 2,025 animals | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 2,055 animals | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1,994 animals | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 2,101 animals | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 2,115 animals | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,040 animals | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 1,835 animals | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 1,696 animals | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 1,841 animals | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 1,802 animals | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,735 animals | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 1,714 animals | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1,701 animals | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,608 animals | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 1,505 animals | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 1,399 animals | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 1,280 animals | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,305 animals | 986.3 animals | 1,721 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,577 animals | 1,401 animals | 1,789 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,512 animals | 1,466 animals | 1,534 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,855 animals | 1,315 animals | 2,603 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,030 animals | 1,644 animals | 2,282 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,887 animals | 1,696 animals | 2,115 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,499 animals | 1,280 animals | 1,701 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7406 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 34.3% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 34.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 21.0% (2019)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.8% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Afghanistan?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Afghanistan was 1,280 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 daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,603 animals in 1998.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 986.3 animals in 1961.
- How does Afghanistan rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Afghanistan ranks 83rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan 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 Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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