Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda
Uganda: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 3,823 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 3,823 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 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,071, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,128 | — |
| 1962 | 1,078 | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 1,091 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 1,090 | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 1,103 | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 1,092 | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 1,120 | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 1,143 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 1,230 | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 1,323 | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 1,333 | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 1,362 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 1,431 | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 1,474 | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 1,471 | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 1,496 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 1,604 | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 1,644 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 1,724 | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 1,568 | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 1,559 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,573 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 1,578 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 1,611 | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1,644 | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 1,096 | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 1,071 | -2.3% |
| 1988 | 1,171 | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 1,334 | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 1,482 | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 1,534 | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1,570 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 1,671 | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 1,540 | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 1,578 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 1,597 | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1,616 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,699 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 1,753 | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1,767 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,852 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 2,101 | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 2,288 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 2,466 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 2,685 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 2,918 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 3,181 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 3,104 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 3,205 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 3,293 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 3,397 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 3,493 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3,660 | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 3,757 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 3,492 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 3,524 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 3,406 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 3,498 | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 3,143 | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 3,481 | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 3,674 | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 3,723 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 3,627 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 3,823 | +5.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 3,823 is above the median for low income countries, which is 1,280, 3.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 3,823 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 686.7, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -33.3% | 1,644 | 1,096 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,119 | 1,078 | 1,230 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,486 | 1,323 | 1,724 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,421 | 1,071 | 1,644 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,604 | 1,482 | 1,753 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,557 | 1,767 | 3,205 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,466 | 3,143 | 3,757 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,666 | 3,481 | 3,823 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.1771 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2805 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
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 in 2024, according to 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 in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,071 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 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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