Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 2.77 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — 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 — 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 2nd of 20 groups on this measure, 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 239,453 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 253,180 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 265,317 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 281,877 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 1965 | 300,760 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 328,288 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1967 | 354,252 1000 An | +7.9% |
| 1968 | 371,393 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 400,649 1000 An | +7.9% |
| 1970 | 429,696 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 1971 | 434,761 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 433,351 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 435,845 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 436,564 1000 An | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 452,262 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 468,266 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 472,751 1000 An | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 511,433 1000 An | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 533,737 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 521,741 1000 An | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 549,970 1000 An | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 588,161 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 1983 | 617,429 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 637,545 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 695,736 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1986 | 724,198 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 740,191 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 793,602 1000 An | +7.2% |
| 1989 | 742,152 1000 An | -6.5% |
| 1990 | 736,292 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 805,276 1000 An | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 842,161 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 829,601 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 854,606 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 886,401 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 906,396 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 939,144 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 978,993 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 1.02 million 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 1.10 million 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 1.20 million 1000 An | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 1.29 million 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 1.42 million 1000 An | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 1.49 million 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 1.57 million 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.63 million 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.89 million 1000 An | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 2.04 million 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.32 million 1000 An | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 2.47 million 1000 An | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 2.49 million 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 2.55 million 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 2.71 million 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 2.91 million 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 2.99 million 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.05 million 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.21 million 1000 An | -27.6% |
| 2019 | 2.28 million 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 2.56 million 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 2.65 million 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 2.71 million 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.75 million 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 2.77 million 1000 An | +1.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -27.6% | 3.05 million 1000 An | 2.21 million 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 China 16.56 million 1000 An compare
- 2 China, mainland 16.12 million 1000 An compare
- 3 Brazil 6.51 million 1000 An compare
- 3 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1.88 million 1000 An compare
- 4 Indonesia 4.93 million 1000 An compare
- 4 Türkiye 1.37 million 1000 An compare
- 5 India 3.39 million 1000 An compare
- 5 Viet Nam 824,264 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
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- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered -0.4713 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 6.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cereals, primary — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016) 3.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of goat, fresh or chilled — Yield/Carcass Weight, annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Meat, poultry — 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 — 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 — 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 — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — 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 — 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.