Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Kenya
Kenya: Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 2.24 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Kenya, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Kenya is 2.24 million An, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Kenya peaked at 3.08 million An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 700,000 An, in 1963.
Kenya ranks 42nd of 250 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Kenya, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 850,000 An | — |
| 1962 | 800,000 An | -5.9% |
| 1963 | 700,000 An | -12.5% |
| 1964 | 750,000 An | +7.1% |
| 1965 | 800,000 An | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 721,007 An | -9.9% |
| 1967 | 781,690 An | +8.4% |
| 1968 | 796,053 An | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 848,276 An | +6.6% |
| 1970 | 950,000 An | +12.0% |
| 1971 | 937,931 An | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 952,703 An | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 1.01 million An | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 1.15 million An | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 980,000 An | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 1.03 million An | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 1.35 million An | +30.4% |
| 1978 | 1.43 million An | +6.1% |
| 1979 | 1.48 million An | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1.54 million An | +4.1% |
| 1981 | 1.27 million An | -17.3% |
| 1982 | 1.43 million An | +12.2% |
| 1983 | 1.64 million An | +14.7% |
| 1984 | 1.65 million An | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 1.60 million An | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 1.62 million An | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 1.68 million An | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1.74 million An | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.79 million An | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1.88 million An | +5.0% |
| 1991 | 1.85 million An | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 1.77 million An | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 1.77 million An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.90 million An | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 2.00 million An | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 1.95 million An | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 2.00 million An | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 2.45 million An | +22.5% |
| 1999 | 2.54 million An | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.87 million An | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 1.95 million An | -32.0% |
| 2002 | 1.85 million An | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million An | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.64 million An | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million An | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million An | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 1.72 million An | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million An | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 2.06 million An | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 1.92 million An | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.10 million An | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 2.19 million An | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.15 million An | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 2.08 million An | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.27 million An | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 2.46 million An | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 2.59 million An | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.78 million An | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 3.08 million An | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 1.95 million An | -36.6% |
| 2021 | 2.00 million An | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1.78 million An | -11.1% |
| 2023 | 1.90 million An | +6.7% |
| 2024 | 2.24 million An | +17.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 2.24 million An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 346,740 An, 6.5× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 2.24 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 250,645 An, 9.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 783,003 An | 700,000 An | 850,000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.13 million An | 937,931 An | 1.48 million An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.60 million An | 1.27 million An | 1.79 million An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.01 million An | 1.77 million An | 2.54 million An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 million An | 1.64 million An | 2.87 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.36 million An | 1.92 million An | 3.08 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.98 million An | 1.78 million An | 2.24 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.9835 % 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 0.1186 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2405 % 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 0.4888 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Kenya?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Kenya was 2.24 million An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 million An in 2019.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 700,000 An in 1963.
- How does Kenya rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing?
- Kenya ranks 42nd out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides annual statistics on crop and livestock production across countries and territories. For crops, data are provided on area harvested, production quantities and yields. For livestock, data are provided on animal stocks, numbers of producing and slaughtered animals, and the production of meat, milk, eggs and other livestock products. The dataset also includes information on production quantities for selected processed products, such as vegetable oils, sugar, fibres, beer, wine and major dairy products.