Land animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor
East Timor: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 603,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
603,000
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
177th
of 199 countries
All-time high
1.65 million
in 1999
All-time low
603,000
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, land animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor stood at 603,000. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and down 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor peaked at 1.65 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 603,000, in 2024.
That places East Timor 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 650,000 | — |
| 1962 | 690,000 | +6.2% |
| 1963 | 720,000 | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 800,000 | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 800,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 800,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 800,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 800,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 800,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 850,000 | +6.2% |
| 1971 | 850,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 850,000 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 850,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 850,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 850,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 850,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 850,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 850,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 850,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 900,000 | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 900,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 850,000 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 1.00 million | +17.6% |
| 1986 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 950,000 | -5.0% |
| 1988 | 750,000 | -21.1% |
| 1989 | 850,000 | +13.3% |
| 1990 | 1.00 million | +17.6% |
| 1991 | 1.20 million | +20.0% |
| 1992 | 1.20 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1.25 million | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 1.20 million | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 1.30 million | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 1.37 million | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 1.45 million | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.55 million | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 1.65 million | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 1.30 million | -21.2% |
| 2001 | 1.30 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.00 million | -23.1% |
| 2003 | 750,000 | -25.0% |
| 2004 | 820,000 | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 860,000 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 890,000 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 930,000 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 960,000 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 1.00 million | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 870,000 | -13.0% |
| 2011 | 900,000 | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 1.00 million | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 1.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.06 million | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 1.15 million | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 1.16 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.15 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.42 million | +23.3% |
| 2020 | 1.08 million | -23.9% |
| 2021 | 663,000 | -38.4% |
| 2022 | 1.10 million | +66.5% |
| 2023 | 701,000 | -36.5% |
| 2024 | 603,000 | -14.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 603,000 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.45 million, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 603,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.57 million, 4% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +66.5% | 663,000 | 1.10 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 762,222 | 650,000 | 800,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 850,000 | 850,000 | 850,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 900,000 | 750,000 | 1.00 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.32 million | 1.00 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 981,000 | 750,000 | 1.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.08 million | 870,000 | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 829,600 | 603,000 | 1.10 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 174 French Polynesia 745,000 compare
- 175 Comoros 740,000 compare
- 176 Lesotho 711,000 compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 595,000 compare
- 179 New Caledonia 582,000 compare
- 180 Grenada 581,000 compare
More agriculture & rural data for East Timor
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0733 % 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 0.1345 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0411 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2403 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 20.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 376.12 million current US$ (2024)
- Rural population 1.01 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in East Timor was 603,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 1.65 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 603,000 in 2024.
- How does East Timor rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- East Timor ranks 177th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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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