Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America
Central America: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 2.91 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Central America, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Central America recorded 2.91 million 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America peaked at 2.91 million 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 113,626 1000 An, in 1961.
Central America ranks 16th 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 Central America, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 113,626 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 124,534 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 1963 | 130,965 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1964 | 138,490 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 150,791 1000 An | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 157,584 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 163,599 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 169,725 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 177,328 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1970 | 189,826 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 202,793 1000 An | +6.8% |
| 1972 | 214,078 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 230,674 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 1974 | 249,639 1000 An | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 266,959 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 290,253 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 309,717 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1978 | 331,143 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 1979 | 358,169 1000 An | +8.2% |
| 1980 | 397,140 1000 An | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 420,285 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 443,228 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 467,767 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 445,844 1000 An | -4.7% |
| 1985 | 497,126 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 1986 | 623,649 1000 An | +25.5% |
| 1987 | 517,173 1000 An | -17.1% |
| 1988 | 529,453 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 529,855 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 663,541 1000 An | +25.2% |
| 1991 | 716,501 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 782,758 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1993 | 885,093 1000 An | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 864,972 1000 An | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 1.04 million 1000 An | +20.5% |
| 1996 | 1.12 million 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 1.08 million 1000 An | -3.8% |
| 1998 | 1.25 million 1000 An | +16.2% |
| 1999 | 1.34 million 1000 An | +7.0% |
| 2000 | 1.43 million 1000 An | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 1.48 million 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 1.65 million 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.75 million 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.86 million 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1.91 million 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 1.96 million 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 1.97 million 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 2.01 million 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.02 million 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 2.09 million 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 2.12 million 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 2.14 million 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 2.19 million 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.24 million 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 2.30 million 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 2.40 million 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 2.50 million 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 2.63 million 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.70 million 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 2.76 million 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 2.83 million 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 2.90 million 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 2.91 million 1000 An | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 147,405 1000 An | 113,626 1000 An | 177,328 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 264,325 1000 An | 189,826 1000 An | 358,169 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 487,152 1000 An | 397,140 1000 An | 623,649 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 974,442 1000 An | 663,541 1000 An | 1.34 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.76 million 1000 An | 1.43 million 1000 An | 2.01 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 million 1000 An | 2.02 million 1000 An | 2.63 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.82 million 1000 An | 2.70 million 1000 An | 2.91 million 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central America
- 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
- 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
- 17 Polynesia 1,778 1000 An compare
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 878,946 1000 An compare
- 18 Micronesia 1,374 1000 An compare
- 19 France 866,251 1000 An compare
- 19 Timor-Leste 603 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central America
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- Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -10.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Raw milk of cattle — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.7054 % change on previous year (2024)
- Potatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 6.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other vegetables, fresh n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant) 0.4048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -0.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Central America was 2.91 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 Central America?
- The highest recorded value was 2.91 million 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Central America?
- The lowest recorded value was 113,626 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Central America rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Central America ranks 16th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Central America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Central America 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.