Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Egypt
Egypt: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 3,172 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 3,172 for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Egypt peaked at 4,344 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1,334, in 1961.
That places Egypt 51st 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,334 | — |
| 1962 | 1,353 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 1,373 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 1,395 | +1.6% |
| 1965 | 1,414 | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 1,433 | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1,452 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 2,093 | +44.2% |
| 1969 | 1,986 | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 2,068 | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 2,140 | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 2,197 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 2,255 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2,307 | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 2,356 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 2,400 | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 2,441 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 2,453 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 2,488 | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 2,492 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 2,400 | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 2,356 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 2,329 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 2,192 | -5.9% |
| 1985 | 2,137 | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 2,260 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 2,658 | +17.6% |
| 1988 | 3,205 | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 3,151 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 2,918 | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 3,425 | +17.4% |
| 1992 | 3,438 | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 3,744 | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 3,991 | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 4,101 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 3,836 | -6.5% |
| 1997 | 3,872 | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3,908 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 3,699 | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 4,049 | +9.5% |
| 2001 | 3,910 | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 3,137 | -19.8% |
| 2003 | 3,148 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3,252 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 3,332 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 3,468 | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 3,471 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3,710 | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 3,871 | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 3,984 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3,948 | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 4,005 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 3,860 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 3,745 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 3,696 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3,808 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 4,344 | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 3,137 | -27.8% |
| 2019 | 3,797 | +21.0% |
| 2020 | 3,411 | -10.2% |
| 2021 | 3,570 | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 3,953 | +10.7% |
| 2023 | 3,619 | -8.5% |
| 2024 | 3,172 | -12.4% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 3,172 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,164, 2.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 3,172 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 496.96, 6.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +44.2% | 1,452 | 2,093 |
| 2018 | -27.8% | 4,344 | 3,137 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,537 | 1,334 | 2,093 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,311 | 2,068 | 2,488 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,518 | 2,137 | 3,205 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,693 | 2,918 | 4,101 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,535 | 3,137 | 4,049 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,832 | 3,137 | 4,344 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,545 | 3,172 | 3,953 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % 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 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.08 % 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 0.0355 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Egypt?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Egypt was 3,172 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 4,344 in 2017.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,334 in 1961.
- How does Egypt rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Egypt ranks 51st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from 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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