Land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 1.39 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea is 1.39 million, 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 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 1.39 million, in 2024.
Eritrea ranks 168th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.10 million | — |
| 1994 | 4.90 million | +19.5% |
| 1995 | 5.35 million | +9.2% |
| 1996 | 6.10 million | +14.0% |
| 1997 | 1.90 million | -68.9% |
| 1998 | 1.95 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 2.00 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 2.22 million | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 2.50 million | +12.6% |
| 2002 | 2.57 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 2.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.40 million | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 2.55 million | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 2.26 million | -11.4% |
| 2007 | 1.91 million | -15.6% |
| 2008 | 1.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 1.93 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.99 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 2.03 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 2.05 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2.11 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.06 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.77 million | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 1.91 million | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.90 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.86 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.83 million | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.80 million | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.70 million | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.59 million | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 1.49 million | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 1.39 million | -6.9% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 1.39 million is below the median for low income countries, which is 25.57 million, 5% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 1.39 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.46 million, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -68.9% | 6.10 million | 1.90 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.76 million | 1.90 million | 6.10 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 2.29 million | 1.91 million | 2.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.95 million | 1.77 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.59 million | 1.39 million | 1.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More agriculture & rural data for Eritrea
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8871 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.3071 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1218 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0038 hectares per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.22 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.26 % change on previous year (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1412 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 90.81 current US$ per person (2009)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Eritrea was 1.39 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.10 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 million in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Eritrea ranks 168th out of 199 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 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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