Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali
Mali: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1,535 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali stood at 1,535 animals.
That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 69.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali peaked at 1,658 animals in 2020 and was at its lowest, 715.07 animals, in 1961.
Mali ranks 74th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Mali, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 715.07 animals | — |
| 1962 | 769.86 animals | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 772.6 animals | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 824.66 animals | +6.7% |
| 1965 | 887.67 animals | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 986.3 animals | +11.1% |
| 1967 | 1,027 animals | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 1,068 animals | +4.0% |
| 1969 | 1,118 animals | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 1,110 animals | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 1,110 animals | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 958.9 animals | -13.6% |
| 1973 | 821.92 animals | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 821.92 animals | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 876.71 animals | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 931.51 animals | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 958.9 animals | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 917.81 animals | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 816.44 animals | -11.0% |
| 1980 | 838.36 animals | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 857.53 animals | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 879.45 animals | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 939.73 animals | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 1,288 animals | +37.0% |
| 1985 | 1,252 animals | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 1,282 animals | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1,288 animals | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 1,370 animals | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 1,452 animals | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 1,507 animals | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 1,424 animals | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 1,496 animals | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 1,534 animals | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1,546 animals | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 1,537 animals | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1,512 animals | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 1,474 animals | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1,427 animals | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 1,374 animals | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 1,283 animals | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1,214 animals | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 1,252 animals | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 1,188 animals | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 1,126 animals | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 1,067 animals | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 995.49 animals | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 969.12 animals | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 763.31 animals | -21.2% |
| 2009 | 748.43 animals | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 865.59 animals | +15.7% |
| 2011 | 864.78 animals | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 899.29 animals | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 830.13 animals | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 904.59 animals | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 1,034 animals | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 1,061 animals | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 1,232 animals | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 1,223 animals | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,293 animals | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 1,658 animals | +28.2% |
| 2021 | 1,364 animals | -17.8% |
| 2022 | 1,430 animals | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 1,377 animals | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 1,535 animals | +11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 907.76 animals | 715.07 animals | 1,118 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 932.33 animals | 816.44 animals | 1,110 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,145 animals | 838.36 animals | 1,452 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,483 animals | 1,374 animals | 1,546 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,061 animals | 748.43 animals | 1,283 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,021 animals | 830.13 animals | 1,293 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,473 animals | 1,364 animals | 1,658 animals | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mali was 1,535 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 Mali?
- The highest recorded value was 1,658 animals in 2020.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Mali?
- The lowest recorded value was 715.07 animals in 1961.
- How does Mali rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Mali ranks 74th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Mali?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mali 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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