Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal
Senegal: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1,323 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,323
Change on year
up 4.5%
World rank
80th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1,341
in 2022
All-time low
567.12
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal stood at 1,323.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal peaked at 1,341 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 567.12, in 1961.
That places Senegal 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 567.12 | — |
| 1962 | 589.04 | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 641.1 | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 676.71 | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 701.37 | +3.6% |
| 1966 | 726.03 | +3.5% |
| 1967 | 849.32 | +17.0% |
| 1968 | 863.01 | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 876.71 | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 821.92 | -6.2% |
| 1971 | 767.12 | -6.7% |
| 1972 | 767.12 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 739.73 | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 602.74 | -18.5% |
| 1975 | 652.05 | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 673.97 | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 712.33 | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 763.37 | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 794.52 | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 673.97 | -15.2% |
| 1981 | 805.48 | +19.5% |
| 1982 | 821.92 | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 849.32 | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 821.92 | -3.2% |
| 1985 | 821.92 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 876.71 | +6.7% |
| 1987 | 863.01 | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 869.32 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 904.66 | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 933.7 | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 956.99 | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 931.51 | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 958.9 | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 958.9 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 958.9 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 958.9 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 931.51 | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 917.81 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 882.13 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 899.89 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 922.49 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 821.08 | -11.0% |
| 2003 | 826.72 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 832.73 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 931.45 | +11.9% |
| 2006 | 945.38 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 859.44 | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 996.71 | +16.0% |
| 2009 | 1,099 | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 1,117 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 1,180 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 1,192 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,332 | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 978.82 | -26.5% |
| 2015 | 1,068 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 1,122 | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 1,228 | +9.4% |
| 2018 | 1,292 | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 1,306 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1,303 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,310 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 1,341 | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,266 | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 1,323 | +4.5% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 1,323 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,164, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 1,323 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 686.7, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -26.5% | 1,332 | 978.82 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 721.16 | 567.12 | 876.71 | 9 |
| 1970s | 729.49 | 602.74 | 821.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 830.82 | 673.97 | 904.66 | 10 |
| 1990s | 938.92 | 882.13 | 958.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 913.53 | 821.08 | 1,099 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,182 | 978.82 | 1,332 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,309 | 1,266 | 1,341 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More agriculture & rural data for Senegal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.214 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4391 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5098 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1708 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 333.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Senegal was 1,323 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 1,341 in 2022.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 567.12 in 1961.
- How does Senegal rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Senegal ranks 80th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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