Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines
Philippines: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 2,414 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2,414 animals
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
58th
of 198 countries
All-time high
2,668 animals
in 1974
All-time low
810.96 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines, 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 Philippines stood at 2,414 animals.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines peaked at 2,668 animals in 1974 and was at its lowest, 810.96 animals, in 1961.
Philippines ranks 58th 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 810.96 animals | — |
| 1962 | 978.08 animals | +20.6% |
| 1963 | 1,036 animals | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 1,079 animals | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 1,132 animals | +4.8% |
| 1966 | 1,310 animals | +15.7% |
| 1967 | 1,140 animals | -13.0% |
| 1968 | 1,079 animals | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 1,110 animals | +2.8% |
| 1970 | 1,088 animals | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 1,003 animals | -7.8% |
| 1972 | 1,129 animals | +12.6% |
| 1973 | 1,425 animals | +26.2% |
| 1974 | 2,668 animals | +87.3% |
| 1975 | 1,778 animals | -33.4% |
| 1976 | 1,477 animals | -16.9% |
| 1977 | 1,592 animals | +7.8% |
| 1978 | 1,970 animals | +23.8% |
| 1979 | 1,951 animals | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 1,888 animals | -3.2% |
| 1981 | 1,249 animals | -33.8% |
| 1982 | 1,019 animals | -18.4% |
| 1983 | 1,046 animals | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 1,047 animals | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 1,108 animals | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 1,239 animals | +11.9% |
| 1987 | 1,320 animals | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 1,340 animals | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 1,397 animals | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 1,367 animals | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 1,312 animals | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 1,351 animals | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 1,471 animals | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 1,584 animals | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 1,723 animals | +8.8% |
| 1996 | 1,879 animals | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 2,063 animals | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 2,135 animals | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 2,220 animals | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 2,222 animals | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 2,137 animals | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 2,136 animals | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,978 animals | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 2,095 animals | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 2,019 animals | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1,957 animals | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 2,081 animals | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 2,104 animals | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2,214 animals | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 2,276 animals | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 2,291 animals | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,277 animals | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,329 animals | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 2,354 animals | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,404 animals | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 2,448 animals | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2,427 animals | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 2,424 animals | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 2,414 animals | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,191 animals | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 2,387 animals | +9.0% |
| 2022 | 2,421 animals | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2,397 animals | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 2,414 animals | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,075 animals | 810.96 animals | 1,310 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,608 animals | 1,003 animals | 2,668 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,265 animals | 1,019 animals | 1,888 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,711 animals | 1,312 animals | 2,220 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,094 animals | 1,957 animals | 2,222 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,364 animals | 2,276 animals | 2,448 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,362 animals | 2,191 animals | 2,421 animals | 5 |
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- 55 South Sudan 2,647 animals compare
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- 60 Cameroon 2,220 animals compare
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More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4423 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.6% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Philippines was 2,414 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 2,668 animals in 1974.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 810.96 animals in 1961.
- How does Philippines rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Philippines ranks 58th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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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