Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Uganda
Uganda: Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 1.40 million An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — Producing in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in An.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 1.40 million An for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Uganda peaked at 1.40 million An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 391,000 An, in 1987.
Uganda ranks 54th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 411,800 An | — |
| 1962 | 393,300 An | -4.5% |
| 1963 | 398,100 An | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 398,000 An | -0.0% |
| 1965 | 402,600 An | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 398,600 An | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 408,900 An | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 417,100 An | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 448,800 An | +7.6% |
| 1970 | 482,900 An | +7.6% |
| 1971 | 486,400 An | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 497,200 An | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 522,200 An | +5.0% |
| 1974 | 537,900 An | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 536,791 An | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 545,892 An | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 585,354 An | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 600,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 629,100 An | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 572,500 An | -9.0% |
| 1981 | 569,000 An | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 574,160 An | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 576,000 An | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 588,000 An | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 600,000 An | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 400,000 An | -33.3% |
| 1987 | 391,000 An | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 427,500 An | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 487,000 An | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 541,000 An | +11.1% |
| 1991 | 560,000 An | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 573,000 An | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 610,000 An | +6.5% |
| 1994 | 562,000 An | -7.9% |
| 1995 | 576,000 An | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 583,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 590,000 An | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 620,000 An | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 640,000 An | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 645,000 An | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 676,000 An | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 767,000 An | +13.5% |
| 2003 | 835,000 An | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 900,000 An | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 980,000 An | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million An | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 1.16 million An | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 1.13 million An | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million An | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 1.20 million An | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.24 million An | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.27 million An | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.34 million An | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 1.37 million An | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 1.27 million An | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million An | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.24 million An | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million An | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.15 million An | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million An | +10.8% |
| 2021 | 1.34 million An | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 1.36 million An | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.32 million An | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.40 million An | +5.4% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 1.40 million An is above the median for low income countries, which is 468,904 An, 3.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 1.40 million An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 250,645 An, 5.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat of cattle: Producing … Meat Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -33.3% | 600,000 An | 400,000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 408,578 An | 393,300 An | 448,800 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 542,374 An | 482,900 An | 629,100 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 518,516 An | 391,000 An | 600,000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 585,500 An | 541,000 An | 640,000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 933,200 An | 645,000 An | 1.17 million An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.27 million An | 1.15 million An | 1.37 million An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.34 million An | 1.27 million An | 1.40 million An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.1771 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.2805 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Uganda?
- Meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing in Uganda was 1.40 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 1.40 million An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 391,000 An in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing?
- Uganda ranks 54th out of 250 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat of cattle with the bone, fresh or chilled — producing rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.