Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Egypt
Egypt: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 1.83 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Egypt, 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 Egypt is 1.83 million 1000 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and up 127.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Egypt peaked at 1.95 million 1000 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 74,900 1000 An, in 1964.
That places Egypt 10th 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 Egypt, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75,880 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 76,090 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 75,740 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 74,900 1000 An | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 75,460 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 76,100 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 76,790 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 76,820 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 77,896 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 79,933 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 82,097 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 85,674 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 82,737 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 86,741 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 88,651 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 92,913 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 97,326 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 98,808 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 104,427 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 111,372 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 133,393 1000 An | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 165,990 1000 An | +24.4% |
| 1983 | 223,745 1000 An | +34.8% |
| 1984 | 257,695 1000 An | +15.2% |
| 1985 | 210,623 1000 An | -18.3% |
| 1986 | 219,314 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 246,519 1000 An | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 220,802 1000 An | -10.4% |
| 1989 | 227,030 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 237,810 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 258,442 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 265,247 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 271,432 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 277,765 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 303,475 1000 An | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 302,500 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 377,400 1000 An | +24.8% |
| 1998 | 365,600 1000 An | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 389,086 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 408,408 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 425,868 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 431,850 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 440,900 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 442,600 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 444,500 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 518,300 1000 An | +16.6% |
| 2007 | 581,650 1000 An | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 532,206 1000 An | -8.5% |
| 2009 | 560,869 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 618,636 1000 An | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 654,752 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 673,574 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 747,323 1000 An | +10.9% |
| 2014 | 806,514 1000 An | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 799,921 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 985,728 1000 An | +23.2% |
| 2017 | 972,287 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 986,510 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 1.32 million 1000 An | +33.4% |
| 2020 | 1.52 million 1000 An | +15.4% |
| 2021 | 1.66 million 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 1.95 million 1000 An | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 1.89 million 1000 An | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 1.83 million 1000 An | -3.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 1.83 million 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48,964 1000 An, 37.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 1.83 million 1000 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 119,126 1000 An, 15.4× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +34.8% | 165,990 1000 An | 223,745 1000 An |
| 2019 | +33.4% | 986,510 1000 An | 1.32 million 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76,186 1000 An | 74,900 1000 An | 77,896 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 89,931 1000 An | 79,933 1000 An | 104,427 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 201,648 1000 An | 111,372 1000 An | 257,695 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 304,876 1000 An | 237,810 1000 An | 389,086 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 478,715 1000 An | 408,408 1000 An | 581,650 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 856,170 1000 An | 618,636 1000 An | 1.32 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.77 million 1000 An | 1.52 million 1000 An | 1.95 million 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 7 USSR 2.38 million 1000 An compare
- 7 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 295,734 1000 An compare
- 8 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 198,237 1000 An compare
- 8 Mexico 2.14 million 1000 An compare
- 9 Pakistan 2.02 million 1000 An compare
- 10 Syrian Arab Republic 108,296 1000 An compare
- 11 Poland 1.37 million 1000 An compare
- 11 United Republic of Tanzania 102,529 1000 An compare
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 57,276 1000 An compare
- 12 Thailand 1.37 million 1000 An compare
- 13 Philippines 1.36 million 1000 An compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 43,141 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Egypt
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1655 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 510.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.571 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Egypt?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Egypt was 1.83 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 1.95 million 1000 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 74,900 1000 An in 1964.
- How does Egypt rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Egypt ranks 10th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 127.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.