Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Africa
Africa: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 6.26 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Africa stood at 6.26 million 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 45.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Africa peaked at 6.26 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 390,545 1000 An, in 1961.
Africa ranks 12th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 390,545 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 405,585 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 419,155 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 442,240 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 460,870 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1966 | 486,261 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1967 | 513,938 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 540,617 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1969 | 577,956 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 1970 | 610,472 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1971 | 636,587 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 676,831 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 1973 | 712,540 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 743,650 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1975 | 785,067 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 845,063 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 889,402 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1978 | 932,278 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 976,449 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 1.02 million 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 1.09 million 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 1982 | 1.17 million 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.28 million 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 1984 | 1.38 million 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 1985 | 1.43 million 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 1.52 million 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 1.61 million 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 1.62 million 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.69 million 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.84 million 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 1991 | 1.88 million 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.91 million 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 1.90 million 1000 An | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.99 million 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 2.11 million 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1996 | 2.17 million 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 2.31 million 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 1998 | 2.35 million 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.47 million 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 2.53 million 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.69 million 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 2.78 million 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.81 million 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.87 million 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.94 million 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3.08 million 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 3.35 million 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 3.54 million 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 3.78 million 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 4.02 million 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 4.08 million 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 4.16 million 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 4.17 million 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 4.32 million 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.45 million 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 4.71 million 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 4.89 million 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 5.01 million 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.44 million 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 5.52 million 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 5.89 million 1000 An | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 6.24 million 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 6.22 million 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 6.26 million 1000 An | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 470,796 1000 An | 390,545 1000 An | 577,956 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 780,834 1000 An | 610,472 1000 An | 976,449 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.38 million 1000 An | 1.02 million 1000 An | 1.69 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.09 million 1000 An | 1.84 million 1000 An | 2.47 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 million 1000 An | 2.53 million 1000 An | 3.78 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 million 1000 An | 4.02 million 1000 An | 5.44 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.03 million 1000 An | 5.52 million 1000 An | 6.26 million 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 9 Pakistan 2.02 million 1000 An compare
- 10 Egypt 1.83 million 1000 An compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 108,296 1000 An compare
- 11 Poland 1.37 million 1000 An compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 102,529 1000 An compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 57,276 1000 An compare
- 12 Thailand 1.37 million 1000 An compare
- 13 Philippines 1.36 million 1000 An compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 43,141 1000 An compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27,654 1000 An compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.20 million 1000 An compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 1.11 million 1000 An compare
- 15 Melanesia 23,363 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Africa
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Livestock — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 2.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat indigenous, total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Africa?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Africa was 6.26 million 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 6.26 million 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 390,545 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Africa rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Africa ranks 12th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.