Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea
Eritrea: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 696.44 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea is 696.44 animals, 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 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 243.29 animals, 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 | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 243.29 animals | — |
| 1994 | 247.43 animals | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 251.62 animals | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 306.85 animals | +22.0% |
| 1997 | 369.86 animals | +20.5% |
| 1998 | 397.26 animals | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 402.74 animals | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 410.96 animals | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 369.86 animals | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 356.16 animals | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 419.18 animals | +17.7% |
| 2004 | 419.18 animals | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 419.18 animals | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 488.72 animals | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 624.38 animals | +27.8% |
| 2008 | 627.67 animals | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 630.72 animals | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 638.36 animals | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 652.05 animals | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 657.53 animals | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 623.8 animals | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 608.14 animals | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 612.84 animals | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 627.36 animals | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 645.1 animals | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 657.21 animals | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 665.19 animals | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 671.33 animals | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 666.06 animals | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 676.28 animals | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 686.13 animals | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 696.44 animals | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 317.01 animals | 243.29 animals | 402.74 animals | 7 |
| 2000s | 476.6 animals | 356.16 animals | 630.72 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 638.76 animals | 608.14 animals | 665.19 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 679.25 animals | 666.06 animals | 696.44 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6546 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (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 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 696.44 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 243.29 animals 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 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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