Land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 1.39 million animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea is 1.39 million animals, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea peaked at 6.10 million animals in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million animals, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 167th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.76 million animals | 1.90 million animals | 6.10 million animals | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.29 million animals | 1.91 million animals | 2.63 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 million animals | 1.77 million animals | 2.11 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 million animals | 1.39 million animals | 1.80 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 262.24 million current US$ (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 14.1% (2009)
- Rural population 2.36 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 2.0% (2025)
- Rural population 65.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 14.1% (2009)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 14.1% (2009)
- Land under cereal production 478,367 hectares (2024)
- Cereal production 305,210 metric tons (2024)
- Cereal yield 638 kg per hectare (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea was 1.39 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.10 million animals in 1996.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million animals in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Eritrea ranks 167th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This data is based on the country of production, not consumption.