Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mozambique
Mozambique: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 78,567 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 78,567 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
That represents a change of down 11.1% on the previous year and up 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Mozambique peaked at 88,393 1000 An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4,500 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Mozambique 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4,500 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 4,710 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 4,920 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 5,180 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1965 | 5,440 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1966 | 8,750 1000 An | +60.8% |
| 1967 | 11,060 1000 An | +26.4% |
| 1968 | 12,270 1000 An | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 13,685 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 1970 | 16,250 1000 An | +18.7% |
| 1971 | 17,105 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1972 | 17,315 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 18,125 1000 An | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 16,635 1000 An | -8.2% |
| 1975 | 16,605 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 1976 | 16,710 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 17,930 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 1978 | 18,540 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 20,550 1000 An | +10.8% |
| 1980 | 21,760 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 22,470 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 23,580 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1983 | 24,300 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 25,310 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 25,920 1000 An | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 26,730 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 27,335 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 28,440 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 28,645 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 30,050 1000 An | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 30,655 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 30,640 1000 An | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 30,645 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 34,040 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 33,645 1000 An | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 34,550 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 36,155 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 38,060 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 35,665 1000 An | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 36,000 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 36,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38,628 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 27,038 1000 An | -30.0% |
| 2004 | 23,650 1000 An | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 22,557 1000 An | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 27,254 1000 An | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 27,671 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 28,865 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 47,630 1000 An | +65.0% |
| 2010 | 49,175 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 44,303 1000 An | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 42,007 1000 An | -5.2% |
| 2013 | 49,992 1000 An | +19.0% |
| 2014 | 46,415 1000 An | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 38,865 1000 An | -16.3% |
| 2016 | 49,652 1000 An | +27.8% |
| 2017 | 53,542 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 51,987 1000 An | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 68,963 1000 An | +32.7% |
| 2020 | 69,883 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 78,663 1000 An | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 84,884 1000 An | +7.9% |
| 2023 | 88,393 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 78,567 1000 An | -11.1% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 78,567 1000 An is above the median for low income countries, which is 29,606 1000 An, 2.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 78,567 1000 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,350 1000 An, 3.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +65.0% | 28,865 1000 An | 47,630 1000 An |
| 1966 | +60.8% | 5,440 1000 An | 8,750 1000 An |
| 2003 | -30.0% | 38,628 1000 An | 27,038 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7,835 1000 An | 4,500 1000 An | 13,685 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,576 1000 An | 16,250 1000 An | 20,550 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,449 1000 An | 21,760 1000 An | 28,645 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 33,410 1000 An | 30,050 1000 An | 38,060 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,529 1000 An | 22,557 1000 An | 47,630 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,490 1000 An | 38,865 1000 An | 68,963 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,078 1000 An | 69,883 1000 An | 88,393 1000 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6279 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 25.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 25.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Mozambique?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Mozambique was 78,567 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 88,393 1000 An in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,500 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Mozambique rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Mozambique ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.