Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Türkiye
Türkiye: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 13,912 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13,912 animals
Change on year
down 12.6%
World rank
12th
of 198 countries
All-time high
15,922 animals
in 2023
All-time low
3,636 animals
in 1964
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Türkiye, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Türkiye is 13,912 animals, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 12.6% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Türkiye peaked at 15,922 animals in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3,636 animals, in 1964.
Türkiye ranks 12th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Türkiye, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3,730 animals | — |
| 1962 | 4,039 animals | +8.3% |
| 1963 | 3,691 animals | -8.6% |
| 1964 | 3,636 animals | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 3,870 animals | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 4,265 animals | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 4,126 animals | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 4,439 animals | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 5,124 animals | +15.4% |
| 1970 | 5,211 animals | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 4,571 animals | -12.3% |
| 1972 | 4,206 animals | -8.0% |
| 1973 | 4,584 animals | +9.0% |
| 1974 | 5,977 animals | +30.4% |
| 1975 | 6,331 animals | +5.9% |
| 1976 | 5,552 animals | -12.3% |
| 1977 | 5,744 animals | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 5,151 animals | -10.3% |
| 1979 | 6,891 animals | +33.8% |
| 1980 | 5,993 animals | -13.0% |
| 1981 | 7,192 animals | +20.0% |
| 1982 | 8,169 animals | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 7,814 animals | -4.4% |
| 1984 | 8,441 animals | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 7,252 animals | -14.1% |
| 1986 | 10,552 animals | +45.5% |
| 1987 | 7,582 animals | -28.1% |
| 1988 | 7,311 animals | -3.6% |
| 1989 | 8,704 animals | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 8,332 animals | -4.3% |
| 1991 | 5,926 animals | -28.9% |
| 1992 | 5,657 animals | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 5,713 animals | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 6,163 animals | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 4,988 animals | -19.1% |
| 1996 | 4,975 animals | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6,527 animals | +31.2% |
| 1998 | 6,029 animals | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 5,498 animals | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 5,758 animals | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 7,761 animals | +34.8% |
| 2002 | 7,647 animals | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 7,352 animals | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 7,122 animals | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 7,009 animals | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 7,180 animals | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 7,436 animals | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 7,664 animals | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 7,743 animals | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 8,033 animals | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 8,565 animals | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 9,375 animals | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 9,473 animals | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 9,658 animals | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10,154 animals | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 10,942 animals | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 11,874 animals | +8.5% |
| 2018 | 13,273 animals | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 13,306 animals | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 13,186 animals | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 14,067 animals | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 15,015 animals | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 15,922 animals | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 13,912 animals | -12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4,102 animals | 3,636 animals | 5,124 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 5,422 animals | 4,206 animals | 6,891 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 7,901 animals | 5,993 animals | 10,552 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,981 animals | 4,975 animals | 8,332 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,267 animals | 5,758 animals | 7,761 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,465 animals | 8,033 animals | 13,306 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,420 animals | 13,186 animals | 15,922 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Türkiye
- 9 Australia 23,807 animals compare
- 10 Russian Federation 20,660 animals compare
- 11 Uzbekistan 16,548 animals compare
- 13 New Zealand 12,830 animals compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 12,564 animals compare
- 15 Chad 11,899 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Türkiye
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 968.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9904 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1051 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Türkiye?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Türkiye was 13,912 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 Türkiye?
- The highest recorded value was 15,922 animals in 2023.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Türkiye?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,636 animals in 1964.
- How does Türkiye rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Türkiye ranks 12th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Türkiye?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Türkiye 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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