Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia
Indonesia: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 4,012 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia stood at 4,012.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia peaked at 6,849 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,820, in 1971.
That places Indonesia 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Indonesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 | — |
| 1962 | 2,211 | +10.5% |
| 1963 | 2,142 | -3.1% |
| 1964 | 2,222 | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 2,271 | +2.2% |
| 1966 | 2,301 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 2,348 | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 1,879 | -20.0% |
| 1969 | 2,108 | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 2,255 | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 1,820 | -19.3% |
| 1972 | 2,029 | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 1,893 | -6.7% |
| 1974 | 1,910 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 2,032 | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 2,255 | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 2,279 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 2,280 | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 2,420 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 2,105 | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 2,374 | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 2,506 | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 2,694 | +7.5% |
| 1984 | 2,862 | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 2,890 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 3,041 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 3,134 | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3,177 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 3,373 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 3,460 | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 3,500 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 3,964 | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 4,622 | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 4,250 | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 4,357 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 4,841 | +11.1% |
| 1997 | 4,543 | -6.2% |
| 1998 | 4,909 | +8.1% |
| 1999 | 4,505 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 4,645 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 4,888 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 4,638 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 4,904 | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 4,749 | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 4,756 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 4,749 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 4,110 | -13.5% |
| 2008 | 4,740 | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 4,973 | +4.9% |
| 2010 | 5,274 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 5,860 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 6,110 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 6,575 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 6,849 | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 5,958 | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 5,894 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 5,944 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3,141 | -47.2% |
| 2019 | 3,141 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,661 | +48.4% |
| 2021 | 4,903 | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 4,294 | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 4,082 | -4.9% |
| 2024 | 4,012 | -1.7% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 4,012 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 821.92, 4.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 4,012 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 321.09, 12.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -47.2% | 5,944 | 3,141 |
| 2020 | +48.4% | 3,141 | 4,661 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,165 | 1,879 | 2,348 | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,117 | 1,820 | 2,420 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,816 | 2,105 | 3,373 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,295 | 3,460 | 4,909 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,715 | 4,110 | 4,973 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,475 | 3,141 | 6,849 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,391 | 4,012 | 4,903 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
More agriculture & rural data for Indonesia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8289 % 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 0.1786 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7886 % 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 0.2154 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.131 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 662.79 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7808 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Indonesia was 4,012 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,849 in 2014.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,820 in 1971.
- How does Indonesia rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Indonesia ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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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