Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 3.16 million 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Northern Africa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Northern Africa recorded 3.16 million 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern Africa peaked at 3.23 million 1000 An in 2022 and was at its lowest, 137,211 1000 An, in 1961.
Northern Africa ranks 15th of 29 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.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 137,211 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 138,333 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 141,440 1000 An | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 146,852 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 149,510 1000 An | +1.8% |
| 1966 | 152,350 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 157,029 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1968 | 161,052 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 165,161 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 171,508 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 1971 | 177,257 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 194,164 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 1973 | 196,607 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 202,771 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 217,931 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 237,493 1000 An | +9.0% |
| 1977 | 255,579 1000 An | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 272,246 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 287,458 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 308,702 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 349,673 1000 An | +13.3% |
| 1982 | 408,990 1000 An | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 478,778 1000 An | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 576,179 1000 An | +20.3% |
| 1985 | 562,607 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 607,820 1000 An | +8.0% |
| 1987 | 676,230 1000 An | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 657,738 1000 An | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 692,409 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 729,408 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1991 | 743,544 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 768,976 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 770,037 1000 An | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 823,008 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 887,292 1000 An | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 913,584 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 997,856 1000 An | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 1.01 million 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.11 million 1000 An | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 1.14 million 1000 An | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 1.15 million 1000 An | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.17 million 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.19 million 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.21 million 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 1.21 million 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.30 million 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million 1000 An | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million 1000 An | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 1.45 million 1000 An | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 1.59 million 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 1.67 million 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 1.71 million 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.82 million 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 1.92 million 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 2015 | 1.94 million 1000 An | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 2.15 million 1000 An | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 2.24 million 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 2.28 million 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.63 million 1000 An | +15.6% |
| 2020 | 2.75 million 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 2.91 million 1000 An | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 3.23 million 1000 An | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 3.19 million 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 3.16 million 1000 An | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 149,882 1000 An | 137,211 1000 An | 165,161 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 221,301 1000 An | 171,508 1000 An | 287,458 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 531,913 1000 An | 308,702 1000 An | 692,409 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 875,156 1000 An | 729,408 1000 An | 1.11 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 million 1000 An | 1.14 million 1000 An | 1.45 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.99 million 1000 An | 1.59 million 1000 An | 2.63 million 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.05 million 1000 An | 2.75 million 1000 An | 3.23 million 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 57,276 1000 An compare
- 12 Thailand 1.37 million 1000 An compare
- 13 Philippines 1.36 million 1000 An compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 43,141 1000 An compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 27,654 1000 An compare
- 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.20 million 1000 An compare
- 15 Republic of Korea 1.11 million 1000 An compare
- 15 Melanesia 23,363 1000 An compare
- 16 Colombia 1.07 million 1000 An compare
- 16 Democratic Republic of the Congo 16,992 1000 An compare
- 17 South Africa 1.05 million 1000 An compare
- 17 Polynesia 1,778 1000 An compare
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 878,946 1000 An compare
- 18 Micronesia 1,374 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Northern Africa
- Non Food — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand I$) 0.3611 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Producing Animals/Slaughtered 0.2048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Area harvested 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Yield, annual 0.5578 % change on previous year (2024)
- Onions and shallots, dry (excluding dehydrated) — Production, annual 4.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Area harvested, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Production, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other fruits, n.e.c. — Yield, annual growth rate 0.3026 % change on previous year (2024)
- Meat of sheep, fresh or chilled — Production, annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Milk, Total — Gross Production Value (constant 2014-2016 thousand) 2.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern Africa?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Northern Africa was 3.16 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 million 1000 An in 2022.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 137,211 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Northern Africa rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Northern Africa ranks 15th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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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.