Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea
Eritrea: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 696.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea is 696.44, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea peaked at 696.44 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 243.29, in 1993.
Eritrea ranks 101st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 243.29 | — |
| 1994 | 247.43 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 251.62 | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 306.85 | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 369.86 | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 397.26 | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 402.74 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 410.96 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 369.86 | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 356.16 | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 419.18 | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 419.18 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 419.18 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 488.72 | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 624.38 | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 627.67 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 630.72 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 638.36 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 652.05 | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 657.53 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 623.8 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 608.14 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 612.84 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 627.36 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 645.1 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 657.21 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 665.19 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 671.33 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 666.06 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 676.28 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 686.13 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 696.44 | +1.5% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 696.44 is below the median for low income countries, which is 1,280, 54% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 696.44 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 686.7, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +27.8% | 488.72 | 624.38 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 317.01 | 243.29 | 402.74 | 7 |
| 2000s | 476.6 | 356.16 | 630.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 638.76 | 608.14 | 665.19 | 10 |
| 2020s | 679.25 | 666.06 | 696.44 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8871 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3071 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.22 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea was 696.44 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 696.44 in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 243.29 in 1993.
- How does Eritrea rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Eritrea ranks 101st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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