Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 775,225 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Eastern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Africa is 775,225 1000 An, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Africa peaked at 776,043 1000 An in 2021 and was at its lowest, 125,202 1000 An, in 1961.
Eastern Africa ranks 25th of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 125,202 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 129,095 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 130,788 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 135,371 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 140,715 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 149,679 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 156,867 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 163,238 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1969 | 178,677 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 189,271 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 199,039 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 204,393 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 212,973 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 216,833 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 226,975 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1976 | 237,791 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 248,349 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 252,549 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 262,624 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 261,935 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 262,426 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 268,295 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 270,000 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 259,925 1000 An | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 280,122 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 293,717 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 289,606 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 303,540 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 314,231 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 306,424 1000 An | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 319,008 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 325,217 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 289,105 1000 An | -11.1% |
| 1994 | 294,646 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 309,660 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 317,047 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 326,619 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 337,057 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 341,270 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 357,261 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 403,407 1000 An | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 417,294 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 419,397 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 418,135 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 423,343 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 417,538 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 430,036 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 450,857 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 486,573 1000 An | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 520,330 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 526,820 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 544,661 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 556,585 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 562,523 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 597,436 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 647,490 1000 An | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 704,119 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 740,835 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 700,471 1000 An | -5.4% |
| 2020 | 695,956 1000 An | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 776,043 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 2022 | 759,607 1000 An | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 772,242 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 775,225 1000 An | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 145,515 1000 An | 125,202 1000 An | 178,677 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 225,080 1000 An | 189,271 1000 An | 262,624 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 280,380 1000 An | 259,925 1000 An | 314,231 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 316,605 1000 An | 289,105 1000 An | 341,270 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 422,384 1000 An | 357,261 1000 An | 486,573 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 610,127 1000 An | 520,330 1000 An | 740,835 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 755,815 1000 An | 695,956 1000 An | 776,043 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 22 Peru 826,762 1000 An compare
- 23 Spain 798,444 1000 An compare
- 24 Australia 754,500 1000 An compare
- 25 Argentina 749,816 1000 An compare
- 26 Malaysia 681,807 1000 An compare
- 26 Caribbean 428,542 1000 An compare
- 27 Morocco 673,438 1000 An compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 109,504 1000 An compare
- 28 Germany 668,662 1000 An compare
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- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.5636 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tomatoes — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) -0.4089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of pig with the bone, fresh or chilled (indigenous) — Gross 7.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Hen eggs in shell, fresh — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) -2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Vegetables and Fruit Primary — Gross Production Value (constant) 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roots and Tubers, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 0.0158 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sugar Crops Primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 10.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Crops — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand US$) 0.3517 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Africa?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Eastern Africa was 775,225 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 Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 776,043 1000 An in 2021.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 125,202 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Eastern Africa ranks 25th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Eastern 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.