Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 398,383 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Bangladesh stood at 398,383 1000 An. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Bangladesh peaked at 398,383 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23,000 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Bangladesh 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,000 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 28,500 1000 An | +23.9% |
| 1963 | 34,000 1000 An | +19.3% |
| 1964 | 39,500 1000 An | +16.2% |
| 1965 | 47,000 1000 An | +19.0% |
| 1966 | 56,000 1000 An | +19.1% |
| 1967 | 61,500 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 67,000 1000 An | +8.9% |
| 1969 | 72,500 1000 An | +8.2% |
| 1970 | 79,186 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1971 | 72,800 1000 An | -8.1% |
| 1972 | 67,200 1000 An | -7.7% |
| 1973 | 62,992 1000 An | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 62,792 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 62,792 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 62,692 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 53,165 1000 An | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 83,817 1000 An | +57.7% |
| 1979 | 89,158 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 67,095 1000 An | -24.7% |
| 1981 | 71,221 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 75,534 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1983 | 80,046 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 79,093 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 85,312 1000 An | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 90,512 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 95,974 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 101,715 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 107,000 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1990 | 114,103 1000 An | +6.6% |
| 1991 | 118,656 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 125,563 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1993 | 135,244 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 142,800 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1995 | 153,700 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 1996 | 138,000 1000 An | -10.2% |
| 1997 | 145,100 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 150,200 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 158,600 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 170,200 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 180,600 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 191,700 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 202,000 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 212,400 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 223,000 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 238,000 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 252,000 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 255,000 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 265,200 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 272,500 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 282,000 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 291,000 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 294,000 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 306,480 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 315,000 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 323,954 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 332,830 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 341,034 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 347,042 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 359,012 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 368,467 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 378,177 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 388,147 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 398,383 1000 An | +2.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 398,383 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48,964 1000 An, 8.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 398,383 1000 An is above the median for South Asia, which is 236,507 1000 An, 1.7× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Bangladesh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +57.7% | 53,165 1000 An | 83,817 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47,667 1000 An | 23,000 1000 An | 72,500 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 69,659 1000 An | 53,165 1000 An | 89,158 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 85,350 1000 An | 67,095 1000 An | 107,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,197 1000 An | 114,103 1000 An | 158,600 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 219,010 1000 An | 170,200 1000 An | 265,200 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 310,584 1000 An | 272,500 1000 An | 347,042 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 378,437 1000 An | 359,012 1000 An | 398,383 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6676 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 11.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 11.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2018)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 6.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Bangladesh?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Bangladesh was 398,383 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 Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 398,383 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,000 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Bangladesh rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Bangladesh ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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.