Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan
South Sudan: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 2,647 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 2,647 animals for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan peaked at 2,790 animals in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,570 animals, in 2012.
South Sudan ranks 55th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1,570 animals | — |
| 2013 | 1,644 animals | +4.7% |
| 2014 | 1,724 animals | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 1,798 animals | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2,323 animals | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 2,130 animals | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 2,553 animals | +19.9% |
| 2019 | 2,790 animals | +9.3% |
| 2020 | 2,644 animals | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 2,511 animals | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 2,536 animals | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2,599 animals | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 2,647 animals | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,067 animals | 1,570 animals | 2,790 animals | 8 |
| 2020s | 2,587 animals | 2,511 animals | 2,647 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
- 52 Republic of Korea 3,055 animals compare
- 53 Ecuador 2,959 animals compare
- 54 Japan 2,812 animals compare
- 56 Turkmenistan 2,491 animals compare
- 57 Tajikistan 2,432 animals compare
- 58 Philippines 2,414 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.4% (2015)
- Rural population 9.55 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan was 2,647 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 2,790 animals in 2019.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,570 animals in 2012.
- How does South Sudan rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- South Sudan ranks 55th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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