Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Brazil
Brazil: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 6.51 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 6.51 million 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Brazil peaked at 6.51 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 126,186 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Brazil 3rd 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 Brazil, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 126,186 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 133,752 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 1963 | 161,910 1000 An | +21.1% |
| 1964 | 170,737 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1965 | 218,752 1000 An | +28.1% |
| 1966 | 234,731 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 265,122 1000 An | +12.9% |
| 1968 | 285,276 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 1969 | 296,701 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1970 | 338,581 1000 An | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 339,714 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 390,026 1000 An | +14.8% |
| 1973 | 468,738 1000 An | +20.2% |
| 1974 | 491,421 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 493,642 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 556,660 1000 An | +12.8% |
| 1977 | 642,395 1000 An | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 788,100 1000 An | +22.7% |
| 1979 | 1.01 million 1000 An | +27.6% |
| 1980 | 1.26 million 1000 An | +24.9% |
| 1981 | 1.25 million 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 1.34 million 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 1983 | 1.33 million 1000 An | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.15 million 1000 An | -13.7% |
| 1985 | 1.25 million 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 1986 | 1.36 million 1000 An | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 1.49 million 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 1988 | 1.47 million 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 1.52 million 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 1.77 million 1000 An | +16.4% |
| 1991 | 1.97 million 1000 An | +11.6% |
| 1992 | 2.16 million 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 2.35 million 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 2.56 million 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 1995 | 3.02 million 1000 An | +18.1% |
| 1996 | 3.02 million 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.86 million 1000 An | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 2.88 million 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 3.18 million 1000 An | +10.3% |
| 2000 | 3.28 million 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 3.51 million 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 3.85 million 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 3.94 million 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 4.31 million 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 4.74 million 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 2006 | 4.62 million 1000 An | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.19 million 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 5.51 million 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 5.60 million 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 5.03 million 1000 An | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 5.32 million 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 5.29 million 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 5.43 million 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.53 million 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 5.83 million 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 5.90 million 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.89 million 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 5.72 million 1000 An | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 5.83 million 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 5.97 million 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 6.13 million 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 6.13 million 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 6.29 million 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 6.51 million 1000 An | +3.5% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 6.51 million 1000 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83,275 1000 An, 78.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 6.51 million 1000 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57,756 1000 An, 112.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 210,352 1000 An | 126,186 1000 An | 296,701 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 551,470 1000 An | 338,581 1000 An | 1.01 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.34 million 1000 An | 1.15 million 1000 An | 1.52 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.58 million 1000 An | 1.77 million 1000 An | 3.18 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.46 million 1000 An | 3.28 million 1000 An | 5.60 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.58 million 1000 An | 5.03 million 1000 An | 5.90 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.21 million 1000 An | 5.97 million 1000 An | 6.51 million 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 China 16.56 million 1000 An compare
- 2 China, mainland 16.12 million 1000 An compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.88 million 1000 An compare
- 4 Indonesia 4.93 million 1000 An compare
- 4 Türkiye 1.37 million 1000 An compare
- 5 India 3.39 million 1000 An compare
- 5 Viet Nam 824,264 1000 An compare
- 6 Russian Federation 2.64 million 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 5.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Brazil?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Brazil was 6.51 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 6.51 million 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 126,186 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Brazil rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Brazil ranks 3rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil 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.