Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Namibia
Namibia: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 13,294 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 13,294 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Namibia peaked at 16,065 1000 An in 2007 and was at its lowest, 220 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Namibia 131st 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 220 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 350 1000 An | +59.1% |
| 1963 | 430 1000 An | +22.9% |
| 1964 | 520 1000 An | +20.9% |
| 1965 | 670 1000 An | +28.8% |
| 1966 | 750 1000 An | +11.9% |
| 1967 | 820 1000 An | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 900 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 1969 | 980 1000 An | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 1,050 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 1,130 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 1,200 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 1,280 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 1974 | 1,350 1000 An | +5.5% |
| 1975 | 1,420 1000 An | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 1,500 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 1,580 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 1,650 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 1,730 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 1,800 1000 An | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 1,880 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 1,950 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 2,030 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 1984 | 2,100 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 2,180 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 2,250 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 2,330 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 2,400 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 2,480 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 2,550 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 2,701 1000 An | +5.9% |
| 1992 | 2,851 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1993 | 3,001 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 3,151 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 4,005 1000 An | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 3,463 1000 An | -13.5% |
| 1997 | 5,121 1000 An | +47.9% |
| 1998 | 10,015 1000 An | +95.6% |
| 1999 | 9,021 1000 An | -9.9% |
| 2000 | 10,728 1000 An | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 10,435 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 10,391 1000 An | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 10,250 1000 An | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 11,903 1000 An | +16.1% |
| 2005 | 11,955 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 12,158 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 16,065 1000 An | +32.1% |
| 2008 | 13,870 1000 An | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 14,075 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 14,581 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 15,081 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 15,581 1000 An | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 15,684 1000 An | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 10,360 1000 An | -33.9% |
| 2015 | 12,607 1000 An | +21.7% |
| 2016 | 13,581 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 13,329 1000 An | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 12,956 1000 An | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 13,241 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 13,513 1000 An | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 13,471 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 13,336 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 13,316 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 13,294 1000 An | -0.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 13,294 1000 An is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48,964 1000 An, 27% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 13,294 1000 An is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,350 1000 An, 52% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +95.6% | 5,121 1000 An | 10,015 1000 An |
| 1962 | +59.1% | 220 1000 An | 350 1000 An |
| 1997 | +47.9% | 3,463 1000 An | 5,121 1000 An |
| 2014 | -33.9% | 15,684 1000 An | 10,360 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 626.67 1000 An | 220 1000 An | 980 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,389 1000 An | 1,050 1000 An | 1,730 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,140 1000 An | 1,800 1000 An | 2,480 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,588 1000 An | 2,550 1000 An | 10,015 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,183 1000 An | 10,250 1000 An | 16,065 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 13,700 1000 An | 10,360 1000 An | 15,684 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,386 1000 An | 13,294 1000 An | 13,513 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4913 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Namibia?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Namibia was 13,294 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,065 1000 An in 2007.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 220 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Namibia rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Namibia ranks 131st out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Namibia 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.