Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Uganda
Uganda: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 103,196 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Uganda, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 103,196 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 121.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Uganda peaked at 104,080 1000 An in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8,170 1000 An, in 1961.
That places Uganda 70th 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 8,170 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 8,400 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 8,670 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1964 | 8,920 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 9,190 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 9,480 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 9,820 1000 An | +3.6% |
| 1968 | 10,100 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 10,560 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 11,040 1000 An | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 11,420 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 11,610 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 12,500 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 1974 | 12,250 1000 An | -2.0% |
| 1975 | 12,460 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 13,845 1000 An | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 16,920 1000 An | +22.2% |
| 1978 | 15,380 1000 An | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 15,300 1000 An | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 15,590 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 15,880 1000 An | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 17,320 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 18,520 1000 An | +6.9% |
| 1984 | 18,830 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 20,030 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 22,000 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 1987 | 19,600 1000 An | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 20,600 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 21,700 1000 An | +5.3% |
| 1990 | 22,800 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 24,200 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 25,400 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 26,700 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 27,700 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 28,000 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 28,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 27,730 1000 An | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 27,700 1000 An | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 28,600 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 33,915 1000 An | +18.6% |
| 2001 | 37,555 1000 An | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 41,250 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 45,000 1000 An | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 39,500 1000 An | -12.2% |
| 2005 | 40,500 1000 An | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 28,500 1000 An | -29.6% |
| 2007 | 33,500 1000 An | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 34,500 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 39,800 1000 An | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 47,900 1000 An | +20.4% |
| 2011 | 47,800 1000 An | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 48,500 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 50,000 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 46,699 1000 An | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 64,957 1000 An | +39.1% |
| 2016 | 66,267 1000 An | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 68,565 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 70,940 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 61,382 1000 An | -13.5% |
| 2020 | 63,370 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 102,325 1000 An | +61.5% |
| 2022 | 103,182 1000 An | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 104,080 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 103,196 1000 An | -0.8% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 103,196 1000 An is above the median for low income countries, which is 29,606 1000 An, 3.5× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 103,196 1000 An is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 25,350 1000 An, 4.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +61.5% | 63,370 1000 An | 102,325 1000 An |
| 2015 | +39.1% | 46,699 1000 An | 64,957 1000 An |
| 2006 | -29.6% | 40,500 1000 An | 28,500 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,257 1000 An | 8,170 1000 An | 10,560 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 13,272 1000 An | 11,040 1000 An | 16,920 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 19,007 1000 An | 15,590 1000 An | 22,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 26,683 1000 An | 22,800 1000 An | 28,600 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,402 1000 An | 28,500 1000 An | 45,000 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 57,301 1000 An | 46,699 1000 An | 70,940 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 95,231 1000 An | 63,370 1000 An | 104,080 1000 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6806 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 26.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 26.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Uganda?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Uganda was 103,196 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 104,080 1000 An in 2023.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,170 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Uganda rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Uganda ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.