Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Iran (Islamic Republic of): Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 1.88 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
1.88 million 1000 An
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
3rd
of 20 countries
All-time high
1.89 million 1000 An
in 2022
All-time low
29,210 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961–2024

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922024

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.

Analysis

In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Iran (Islamic Republic of) stood at 1.88 million 1000 An.

That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 1.89 million 1000 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29,210 1000 An, in 1961.

Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd of 20 countries on this measure, 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of), year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An Change
1961 29,210 1000 An —
1962 29,245 1000 An +0.1%
1963 30,780 1000 An +5.2%
1964 31,815 1000 An +3.4%
1965 31,850 1000 An +0.1%
1966 31,890 1000 An +0.1%
1967 44,787 1000 An +40.4%
1968 50,827 1000 An +13.5%
1969 57,080 1000 An +12.3%
1970 64,055 1000 An +12.2%
1971 71,885 1000 An +12.2%
1972 80,715 1000 An +12.3%
1973 80,760 1000 An +0.1%
1974 85,806 1000 An +6.2%
1975 84,422 1000 An -1.6%
1976 98,065 1000 An +16.2%
1977 118,848 1000 An +21.2%
1978 141,760 1000 An +19.3%
1979 151,820 1000 An +7.1%
1980 153,380 1000 An +1.0%
1981 154,940 1000 An +1.0%
1982 156,508 1000 An +1.0%
1983 167,380 1000 An +6.9%
1984 171,120 1000 An +2.2%
1985 171,340 1000 An +0.1%
1986 221,560 1000 An +29.3%
1987 239,698 1000 An +8.2%
1988 239,995 1000 An +0.1%
1989 275,100 1000 An +14.6%
1990 275,430 1000 An +0.1%
1991 304,300 1000 An +10.5%
1992 376,030 1000 An +23.6%
1993 404,823 1000 An +7.7%
1994 442,860 1000 An +9.4%
1995 460,050 1000 An +3.9%
1996 469,440 1000 An +2.0%
1997 481,340 1000 An +2.5%
1998 514,800 1000 An +7.0%
1999 598,650 1000 An +16.3%
2000 674,600 1000 An +12.7%
2001 742,600 1000 An +10.1%
2002 789,600 1000 An +6.3%
2003 924,600 1000 An +17.1%
2004 964,600 1000 An +4.3%
2005 1.04 million 1000 An +7.4%
2006 1.14 million 1000 An +9.9%
2007 1.23 million 1000 An +8.5%
2008 1.31 million 1000 An +6.1%
2009 1.67 million 1000 An +27.3%
2010 1.56 million 1000 An -6.6%
2011 1.59 million 1000 An +2.4%
2012 1.63 million 1000 An +2.3%
2013 1.63 million 1000 An +0.3%
2014 1.65 million 1000 An +0.9%
2015 1.69 million 1000 An +2.7%
2016 1.72 million 1000 An +1.6%
2017 1.76 million 1000 An +2.2%
2018 1.77 million 1000 An +0.8%
2019 1.78 million 1000 An +0.2%
2020 1.81 million 1000 An +1.8%
2021 1.87 million 1000 An +3.3%
2022 1.89 million 1000 An +1.0%
2023 1.85 million 1000 An -2.0%
2024 1.88 million 1000 An +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 37,498 1000 An 29,210 1000 An 57,080 1000 An 9
1970s 97,814 1000 An 64,055 1000 An 151,820 1000 An 10
1980s 195,102 1000 An 153,380 1000 An 275,100 1000 An 10
1990s 432,772 1000 An 275,430 1000 An 598,650 1000 An 10
2000s 1.05 million 1000 An 674,600 1000 An 1.67 million 1000 An 10
2010s 1.68 million 1000 An 1.56 million 1000 An 1.78 million 1000 An 10
2020s 1.86 million 1000 An 1.81 million 1000 An 1.89 million 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)

  1. 1 China 16.56 million 1000 An compare
  2. 2 China, mainland 16.12 million 1000 An compare
  3. 3 Brazil 6.51 million 1000 An compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 4.93 million 1000 An compare
  5. 4 Türkiye 1.37 million 1000 An compare
  6. 5 India 3.39 million 1000 An compare
  7. 5 Viet Nam 824,264 1000 An compare
  8. 6 Russian Federation 2.64 million 1000 An compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 1.88 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 Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The highest recorded value was 1.89 million 1000 An in 2022.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
The lowest recorded value was 29,210 1000 An in 1961.
How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) 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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Indicator
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered
Unit
1000 An
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
240 places, 13,971 data points, 1961–2024
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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.