Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Morocco
Morocco: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 673,438 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Morocco, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Morocco stood at 673,438 1000 An.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Morocco peaked at 696,781 1000 An in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31,600 1000 An, in 1962.
Morocco ranks 27th of 191 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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 32,180 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 31,600 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 31,870 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 34,200 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 1965 | 33,325 1000 An | -2.6% |
| 1966 | 34,375 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 35,000 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 36,100 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1969 | 36,700 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 39,000 1000 An | +6.3% |
| 1971 | 39,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 47,000 1000 An | +20.5% |
| 1973 | 43,750 1000 An | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 45,000 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 54,000 1000 An | +20.0% |
| 1976 | 58,000 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 1977 | 68,000 1000 An | +17.2% |
| 1978 | 72,400 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 72,600 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 67,500 1000 An | -7.0% |
| 1981 | 65,000 1000 An | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 68,000 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 74,000 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 80,000 1000 An | +8.1% |
| 1985 | 100,000 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 1986 | 125,000 1000 An | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 161,250 1000 An | +29.0% |
| 1988 | 156,250 1000 An | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 172,500 1000 An | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 184,000 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 172,727 1000 An | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 185,455 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 1993 | 163,636 1000 An | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 200,000 1000 An | +22.2% |
| 1995 | 225,000 1000 An | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 240,000 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 240,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 237,000 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 316,000 1000 An | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 310,600 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 316,000 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 317,100 1000 An | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 317,400 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 323,500 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 327,600 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 358,000 1000 An | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 360,000 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 380,000 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 425,936 1000 An | +12.1% |
| 2010 | 486,589 1000 An | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 514,201 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 514,663 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 525,126 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 535,252 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 546,215 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 571,450 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 640,892 1000 An | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 652,088 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 696,781 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 617,400 1000 An | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 606,520 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 623,821 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 652,499 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 673,438 1000 An | +3.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 673,438 1000 An is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48,964 1000 An, 13.8× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 673,438 1000 An is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 119,126 1000 An, 5.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33,928 1000 An | 31,600 1000 An | 36,700 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 53,875 1000 An | 39,000 1000 An | 72,600 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 106,950 1000 An | 65,000 1000 An | 172,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 216,382 1000 An | 163,636 1000 An | 316,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 343,614 1000 An | 310,600 1000 An | 425,936 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 568,326 1000 An | 486,589 1000 An | 696,781 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 634,736 1000 An | 606,520 1000 An | 673,438 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
- 24 Australia 754,500 1000 An compare
- 25 Argentina 749,816 1000 An compare
- 26 Malaysia 681,807 1000 An compare
- 26 Caribbean 428,542 1000 An compare
- 28 Côte d'Ivoire 109,504 1000 An compare
- 28 Germany 668,662 1000 An compare
- 29 Cabo Verde 492 1000 An compare
- 29 Saudi Arabia 664,600 1000 An compare
- 30 Ukraine 623,100 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3687 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 10.5% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 10.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Morocco?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Morocco was 673,438 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 696,781 1000 An in 2019.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,600 1000 An in 1962.
- How does Morocco rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Morocco ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Morocco 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.