Land animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan
South Sudan: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 37.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan, 2012–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Sudan recorded 37.97 million for land animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 89.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan peaked at 50.00 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.99 million, in 2015.
That places South Sudan 110th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 20.00 million | — |
| 2013 | 20.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.99 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 24.58 million | +23.0% |
| 2017 | 27.78 million | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 20.00 million | -28.0% |
| 2019 | 50.00 million | +150.0% |
| 2020 | 30.00 million | -40.0% |
| 2021 | 31.23 million | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 31.01 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 38.98 million | +25.7% |
| 2024 | 37.97 million | -2.6% |
South Sudan compared with similar countries
- South Sudan's 37.97 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 25.57 million, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- South Sudan's 37.97 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 24.46 million, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +150.0% | 20.00 million | 50.00 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.29 million | 19.99 million | 50.00 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 33.84 million | 30.00 million | 38.98 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
More agriculture & rural data for South Sudan
- Rural population, per capita 0.7832 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 17.13 % change on previous year (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1036 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 111.85 current US$ per person (2015)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Agriculture share gdp 10.36 (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.24 billion current US$ (2015)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 10.4% (2015)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 10.36 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in South Sudan was 37.97 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.00 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.99 million in 2015.
- How does South Sudan rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- South Sudan ranks 110th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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