Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Morocco
Morocco: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 3,479 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,479 animals
Change on year
down 9.3%
World rank
49th
of 198 countries
All-time high
4,110 animals
in 2020
All-time low
1,370 animals
in 1985
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Morocco recorded 3,479 animals for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.3% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Morocco peaked at 4,110 animals in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1,370 animals, in 1985.
Morocco ranks 49th of 198 countries on this measure, 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,612 animals | — |
| 1962 | 1,687 animals | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 1,548 animals | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 1,418 animals | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 1,585 animals | +11.8% |
| 1966 | 1,707 animals | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 1,852 animals | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 1,997 animals | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 2,137 animals | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 2,164 animals | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 2,195 animals | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 2,295 animals | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 2,401 animals | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 2,242 animals | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 2,123 animals | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 1,871 animals | -11.9% |
| 1977 | 1,808 animals | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 1,781 animals | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1,836 animals | +3.1% |
| 1980 | 2,148 animals | +17.0% |
| 1981 | 2,441 animals | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 2,605 animals | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 1,919 animals | -26.3% |
| 1984 | 1,849 animals | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,370 animals | -25.9% |
| 1986 | 1,685 animals | +23.0% |
| 1987 | 1,932 animals | +14.6% |
| 1988 | 1,991 animals | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 2,203 animals | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 2,443 animals | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 2,492 animals | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 2,959 animals | +18.7% |
| 1993 | 3,126 animals | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 2,247 animals | -28.1% |
| 1995 | 2,164 animals | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1,762 animals | -18.6% |
| 1997 | 1,945 animals | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 1,838 animals | -5.5% |
| 1999 | 1,918 animals | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 2,192 animals | +14.3% |
| 2001 | 2,205 animals | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2,329 animals | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 2,274 animals | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 2,219 animals | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2,301 animals | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 2,110 animals | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 2,315 animals | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 2,616 animals | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 2,688 animals | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 2,603 animals | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 2,808 animals | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 2,871 animals | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3,551 animals | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 3,314 animals | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 3,678 animals | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 3,918 animals | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 3,885 animals | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 4,050 animals | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 3,988 animals | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 4,110 animals | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3,922 animals | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 3,863 animals | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 3,836 animals | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 3,479 animals | -9.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,727 animals | 1,418 animals | 2,137 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 2,072 animals | 1,781 animals | 2,401 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,014 animals | 1,370 animals | 2,605 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,289 animals | 1,762 animals | 3,126 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,325 animals | 2,110 animals | 2,688 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,467 animals | 2,603 animals | 4,050 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,842 animals | 3,479 animals | 4,110 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 46 Ukraine 3,664 animals compare
- 47 Azerbaijan 3,544 animals compare
- 48 Burkina Faso 3,489 animals compare
- 50 Guatemala 3,173 animals compare
- 51 Egypt 3,172 animals compare
- 52 Republic of Korea 3,055 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3687 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Morocco?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Morocco was 3,479 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 4,110 animals in 2020.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,370 animals in 1985.
- How does Morocco rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Morocco ranks 49th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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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