Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda
Uganda: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 3,823 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,823 animals
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
42nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
3,823 animals
in 2024
All-time low
1,071 animals
in 1987
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 3,823 animals for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda peaked at 3,823 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,071 animals, in 1987.
Uganda ranks 42nd 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,128 animals | — |
| 1962 | 1,078 animals | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 1,091 animals | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1,090 animals | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,103 animals | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1,092 animals | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 1,120 animals | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1,143 animals | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 1,230 animals | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 1,323 animals | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 1,333 animals | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1,362 animals | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 1,431 animals | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 1,474 animals | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1,471 animals | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1,496 animals | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1,604 animals | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 1,644 animals | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1,724 animals | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 1,568 animals | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 1,559 animals | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,573 animals | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1,578 animals | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1,611 animals | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1,644 animals | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1,096 animals | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 1,071 animals | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1,171 animals | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 1,334 animals | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 1,482 animals | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 1,534 animals | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1,570 animals | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,671 animals | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 1,540 animals | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 1,578 animals | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1,597 animals | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1,616 animals | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,699 animals | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 1,753 animals | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,767 animals | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,852 animals | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 2,101 animals | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 2,288 animals | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 2,466 animals | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 2,685 animals | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 2,918 animals | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 3,181 animals | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 3,104 animals | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3,205 animals | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3,293 animals | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 3,397 animals | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3,493 animals | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3,660 animals | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3,757 animals | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3,492 animals | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 3,524 animals | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3,406 animals | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3,498 animals | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3,143 animals | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 3,481 animals | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 3,674 animals | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 3,723 animals | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 3,627 animals | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3,823 animals | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,119 animals | 1,078 animals | 1,230 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,486 animals | 1,323 animals | 1,724 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,421 animals | 1,071 animals | 1,644 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,604 animals | 1,482 animals | 1,753 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,557 animals | 1,767 animals | 3,205 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,466 animals | 3,143 animals | 3,757 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,666 animals | 3,481 animals | 3,823 animals | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda was 3,823 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 3,823 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,071 animals in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Uganda ranks 42nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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