Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 7,701 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7,701 animals
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
25th
of 198 countries
All-time high
8,696 animals
in 1979
All-time low
5,767 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 7,701 animals for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bangladesh peaked at 8,696 animals in 1979 and was at its lowest, 5,767 animals, in 1961.
Bangladesh ranks 25th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 5,767 animals | — |
| 1962 | 5,901 animals | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 6,011 animals | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 6,121 animals | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 6,121 animals | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 6,384 animals | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 6,496 animals | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 6,605 animals | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 6,825 animals | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 6,956 animals | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 6,912 animals | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 6,912 animals | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6,625 animals | -4.2% |
| 1974 | 6,770 animals | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 6,918 animals | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 7,140 animals | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 7,293 animals | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 8,362 animals | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 8,696 animals | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 5,918 animals | -31.9% |
| 1981 | 5,995 animals | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 6,071 animals | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 6,151 animals | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 6,006 animals | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 6,063 animals | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 6,123 animals | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 6,184 animals | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 6,244 animals | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 6,310 animals | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 6,367 animals | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 6,373 animals | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 6,433 animals | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 6,553 animals | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 6,605 animals | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 6,660 animals | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 6,630 animals | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 6,740 animals | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 6,301 animals | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 6,658 animals | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 6,726 animals | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 6,781 animals | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 6,986 animals | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 7,041 animals | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 7,096 animals | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 7,151 animals | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 7,205 animals | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7,260 animals | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7,268 animals | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 7,293 animals | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7,315 animals | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 7,337 animals | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7,362 animals | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 7,405 animals | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 7,455 animals | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 7,362 animals | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 7,350 animals | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 7,372 animals | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 7,444 animals | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7,476 animals | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 7,500 animals | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 7,550 animals | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 7,600 animals | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 7,651 animals | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 7,701 animals | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,248 animals | 5,767 animals | 6,825 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 7,258 animals | 6,625 animals | 8,696 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,106 animals | 5,918 animals | 6,310 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,532 animals | 6,301 animals | 6,740 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,081 animals | 6,726 animals | 7,293 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,388 animals | 7,315 animals | 7,476 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,601 animals | 7,500 animals | 7,701 animals | 5 |
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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bangladesh?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bangladesh was 7,701 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 8,696 animals in 1979.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,767 animals in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Bangladesh ranks 25th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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