Global meat production in Eswatini
Eswatini: Global meat production was 26,283 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26,283
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
162nd
of 202 countries
All-time high
26,283
in 2024
All-time low
12,139
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Global meat production in Eswatini, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global meat production in Eswatini is 26,283, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global meat production in Eswatini peaked at 26,283 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,139, in 1961.
Eswatini ranks 162nd of 202 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Global meat production in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12,139 | — |
| 1962 | 13,466 | +10.9% |
| 1963 | 13,346 | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 13,695 | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 13,605 | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 13,829 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 14,075 | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 13,992 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 14,595 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 15,180 | +4.0% |
| 1971 | 15,180 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 16,974 | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 16,436 | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 15,670 | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 16,029 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 18,424 | +14.9% |
| 1977 | 17,007 | -7.7% |
| 1978 | 18,975 | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 21,143 | +11.4% |
| 1980 | 20,584 | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 18,784 | -8.7% |
| 1982 | 19,528 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 20,690 | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 16,984 | -17.9% |
| 1985 | 18,388 | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 19,589 | +6.5% |
| 1987 | 20,702 | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 16,080 | -22.3% |
| 1989 | 16,857 | +4.8% |
| 1990 | 15,053 | -10.7% |
| 1991 | 17,434 | +15.8% |
| 1992 | 19,056 | +9.3% |
| 1993 | 20,554 | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 18,749 | -8.8% |
| 1995 | 19,422 | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 18,740 | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 18,845 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 19,533 | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 19,060 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 23,544 | +23.5% |
| 2001 | 13,909 | -40.9% |
| 2002 | 18,084 | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 18,357 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 20,795 | +13.3% |
| 2005 | 20,071 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 20,876 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 21,679 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 21,641 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 22,404 | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 22,966 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 23,636 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 24,211 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 23,346 | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 23,080 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 23,384 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 20,733 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 20,493 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 20,732 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 22,214 | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 22,944 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 23,482 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 23,454 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 24,910 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 26,283 | +5.5% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 26,283 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 323,365, 8% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 26,283 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 169,373, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global meat production in Eswatini 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | -40.9% | 23,544 | 13,909 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13,638 | 12,139 | 14,595 | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,102 | 15,180 | 21,143 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18,819 | 16,080 | 20,702 | 10 |
| 1990s | 18,645 | 15,053 | 20,554 | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,136 | 13,909 | 23,544 | 10 |
| 2010s | 22,480 | 20,493 | 24,211 | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,215 | 22,944 | 26,283 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- 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 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1552 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1175 % 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 0.947 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global meat production in Eswatini?
- Global meat production in Eswatini was 26,283 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest global meat production recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 26,283 in 2024.
- What is the lowest global meat production recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,139 in 1961.
- How does Eswatini rank for global meat production?
- Eswatini ranks 162nd out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global meat production rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Global meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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