Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 878,946 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Australia and New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Australia and New Zealand recorded 878,946 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 878,946 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42,143 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Australia and New Zealand 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 42,143 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 43,793 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 43,660 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 50,722 1000 An | +16.2% |
| 1965 | 61,820 1000 An | +21.9% |
| 1966 | 66,466 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 81,364 1000 An | +22.4% |
| 1968 | 91,466 1000 An | +12.4% |
| 1969 | 92,888 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 1970 | 105,337 1000 An | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 128,929 1000 An | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 140,197 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 1973 | 141,574 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 173,875 1000 An | +22.8% |
| 1975 | 164,669 1000 An | -5.3% |
| 1976 | 177,142 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 190,744 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 216,947 1000 An | +13.7% |
| 1979 | 228,709 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 1980 | 263,778 1000 An | +15.3% |
| 1981 | 263,676 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 246,586 1000 An | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 270,908 1000 An | +9.9% |
| 1984 | 261,793 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 296,554 1000 An | +13.3% |
| 1986 | 308,573 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 322,131 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 328,378 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 328,112 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 338,131 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 338,013 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 349,238 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 362,663 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 388,113 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 1995 | 400,389 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 407,925 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 425,743 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 446,329 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 435,588 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 471,229 1000 An | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 473,469 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 508,725 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 506,552 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 528,024 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 531,180 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 543,434 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 559,427 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 560,521 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 563,648 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 608,999 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 646,252 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 666,534 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 679,410 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 696,902 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 711,891 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 747,573 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 785,119 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 775,579 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 787,805 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 791,347 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 812,658 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 835,370 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 860,141 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 878,946 1000 An | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63,814 1000 An | 42,143 1000 An | 92,888 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 166,812 1000 An | 105,337 1000 An | 228,709 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 289,049 1000 An | 246,586 1000 An | 328,378 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 389,213 1000 An | 338,013 1000 An | 446,329 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 524,621 1000 An | 471,229 1000 An | 563,648 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 710,606 1000 An | 608,999 1000 An | 787,805 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 835,692 1000 An | 791,347 1000 An | 878,946 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 15 Republic of Korea 1.11 million 1000 An compare
- 16 Colombia 1.07 million 1000 An compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16,992 1000 An compare
- 17 South Africa 1.05 million 1000 An compare
- 19 France 866,251 1000 An compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 603 1000 An compare
- 20 Japan 846,707 1000 An compare
- 21 Canada 831,328 1000 An compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia and New Zealand?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Australia and New Zealand was 878,946 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 878,946 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,143 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 18th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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.