Meat, Poultry β€” Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Meat, Poultry β€” Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 2.77 million 1000 An in 2024. β—† Volatile

Latest (2024)
2.77 million 1000 An
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
18th
of 33 groups
All-time high
3.05 million 1000 An
in 2017
All-time low
239,453 1000 An
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry β€” Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, meat, poultry β€” producing animals/slaughtered in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) stood at 2.77 million 1000 An.

The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry β€” producing animals/slaughtered in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 3.05 million 1000 An in 2017 and was at its lowest, 239,453 1000 An, in 1961.

Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 18th of 33 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 310,574 1000 An 239,453 1000 An 400,649 1000 An 9
1970s 460,867 1000 An 429,696 1000 An 533,737 1000 An 10
1980s 661,072 1000 An 521,741 1000 An 793,602 1000 An 10
1990s 879,800 1000 An 736,292 1000 An 1.02 million 1000 An 10
2000s 1.58 million 1000 An 1.10 million 1000 An 2.13 million 1000 An 10
2010s 2.60 million 1000 An 2.21 million 1000 An 3.05 million 1000 An 10
2020s 2.69 million 1000 An 2.56 million 1000 An 2.77 million 1000 An 5

Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)

  1. 15 Philippines 1.36 million 1000 An compare
  2. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.20 million 1000 An compare
  3. 17 Republic of Korea 1.11 million 1000 An compare
  4. 18 Colombia 1.07 million 1000 An compare
  5. 19 Australia and New Zealand 878,946 1000 An compare
  6. 20 France 866,251 1000 An compare
  7. 21 Japan 846,707 1000 An compare

See the full ranking of 240 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry β€” producing animals/slaughtered in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Meat, poultry β€” producing animals/slaughtered in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 2.77 million 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest meat, poultry β€” producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The highest recorded value was 3.05 million 1000 An in 2017.
What is the lowest meat, poultry β€” producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
The lowest recorded value was 239,453 1000 An in 1961.
How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for meat, poultry β€” producing animals/slaughtered?
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 18th out of 33 groups with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry β€” producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry β€” Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Meat, Poultry β€” 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.