Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Jordan
Jordan: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 251,523 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Jordan, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Jordan recorded 251,523 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Jordan peaked at 255,180 1000 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,350 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Jordan 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,350 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 1,691 1000 An | +25.3% |
| 1963 | 2,358 1000 An | +39.4% |
| 1964 | 2,964 1000 An | +25.7% |
| 1965 | 4,033 1000 An | +36.1% |
| 1966 | 4,571 1000 An | +13.3% |
| 1967 | 4,128 1000 An | -9.7% |
| 1968 | 4,338 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 9,556 1000 An | +120.3% |
| 1970 | 9,830 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 12,998 1000 An | +32.2% |
| 1972 | 15,897 1000 An | +22.3% |
| 1973 | 18,038 1000 An | +13.5% |
| 1974 | 19,028 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 21,025 1000 An | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 22,029 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 23,086 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 23,933 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 25,038 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 26,009 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 26,011 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 28,508 1000 An | +9.6% |
| 1983 | 36,008 1000 An | +26.3% |
| 1984 | 39,008 1000 An | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 42,316 1000 An | +8.5% |
| 1986 | 48,854 1000 An | +15.5% |
| 1987 | 52,508 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 1988 | 52,910 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 40,010 1000 An | -24.4% |
| 1990 | 41,708 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 50,010 1000 An | +19.9% |
| 1992 | 58,353 1000 An | +16.7% |
| 1993 | 69,520 1000 An | +19.1% |
| 1994 | 78,353 1000 An | +12.7% |
| 1995 | 90,020 1000 An | +14.9% |
| 1996 | 83,030 1000 An | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 81,530 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 79,032 1000 An | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 95,034 1000 An | +20.2% |
| 2000 | 105,138 1000 An | +10.6% |
| 2001 | 104,452 1000 An | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 103,426 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 113,094 1000 An | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 127,000 1000 An | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 132,780 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 116,264 1000 An | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 133,830 1000 An | +15.1% |
| 2008 | 140,476 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 152,831 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 2010 | 187,547 1000 An | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 190,561 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 190,346 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 182,336 1000 An | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 192,201 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 181,940 1000 An | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 208,149 1000 An | +14.4% |
| 2017 | 221,498 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 217,520 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 184,535 1000 An | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 217,894 1000 An | +18.1% |
| 2021 | 248,630 1000 An | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 255,180 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 254,100 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 251,523 1000 An | -1.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 251,523 1000 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83,275 1000 An, 3.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 251,523 1000 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 119,126 1000 An, 2.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Jordan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +120.3% | 4,338 1000 An | 9,556 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,888 1000 An | 1,350 1000 An | 9,556 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 19,090 1000 An | 9,830 1000 An | 25,038 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,214 1000 An | 26,009 1000 An | 52,910 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 72,659 1000 An | 41,708 1000 An | 95,034 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 122,929 1000 An | 103,426 1000 An | 152,831 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 195,663 1000 An | 181,940 1000 An | 221,498 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 245,465 1000 An | 217,894 1000 An | 255,180 1000 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Jordan
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0556 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 297.43 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0679 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Jordan?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Jordan was 251,523 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 255,180 1000 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,350 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Jordan rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Jordan ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Jordan 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.