Meat production in Comoros
Comoros: Meat production was 2,293 tonnes in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat production in Comoros, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in tonnes.
Analysis
Comoros recorded 2,293 tonnes for meat production in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat production in Comoros peaked at 2,322 tonnes in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1,093 tonnes, in 1961.
That places Comoros 184th out of 202 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat production in Comoros, year by year
| Year | tonnes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,093 tonnes | — |
| 1962 | 1,163 tonnes | +6.4% |
| 1963 | 1,233 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 1964 | 1,304 tonnes | +5.8% |
| 1965 | 1,377 tonnes | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 1,546 tonnes | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 1,643 tonnes | +6.3% |
| 1968 | 1,699 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1969 | 1,756 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1970 | 1,812 tonnes | +3.2% |
| 1971 | 1,875 tonnes | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 1,883 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1,892 tonnes | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 1,957 tonnes | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 2,022 tonnes | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 2,112 tonnes | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 2,176 tonnes | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 2,258 tonnes | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 1,891 tonnes | -16.3% |
| 1980 | 1,858 tonnes | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 1,869 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1,849 tonnes | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 1,849 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1,821 tonnes | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 1,797 tonnes | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 1,782 tonnes | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 1,811 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 1,858 tonnes | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 1,890 tonnes | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1,775 tonnes | -6.1% |
| 1991 | 1,813 tonnes | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1,848 tonnes | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1,893 tonnes | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1,923 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1,904 tonnes | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1,933 tonnes | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1,828 tonnes | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 1,955 tonnes | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 2,073 tonnes | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 1,956 tonnes | -5.6% |
| 2001 | 2,056 tonnes | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 2,232 tonnes | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 2,100 tonnes | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 2,262 tonnes | +7.7% |
| 2005 | 2,113 tonnes | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 2,298 tonnes | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 2,248 tonnes | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 2,248 tonnes | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,248 tonnes | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,284 tonnes | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2,298 tonnes | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2,321 tonnes | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 2,322 tonnes | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,275 tonnes | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2,263 tonnes | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 2,255 tonnes | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,271 tonnes | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 2,282 tonnes | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 2,285 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,282 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,289 tonnes | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2,286 tonnes | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 2,290 tonnes | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 2,293 tonnes | +0.2% |
Comoros compared with similar countries
- Comoros's 2,293 tonnes is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 323,365 tonnes, 1% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Comoros's 2,293 tonnes is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 169,373 tonnes, 1% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,424 tonnes | 1,093 tonnes | 1,756 tonnes | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,988 tonnes | 1,812 tonnes | 2,258 tonnes | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,838 tonnes | 1,782 tonnes | 1,890 tonnes | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,894 tonnes | 1,775 tonnes | 2,073 tonnes | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,176 tonnes | 1,956 tonnes | 2,298 tonnes | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,286 tonnes | 2,255 tonnes | 2,322 tonnes | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,288 tonnes | 2,282 tonnes | 2,293 tonnes | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Comoros
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3658 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 751.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6606 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 36.6% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 36.6% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat production in Comoros?
- Meat production in Comoros was 2,293 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest meat production recorded in Comoros?
- The highest recorded value was 2,322 tonnes in 2013.
- What is the lowest meat production recorded in Comoros?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,093 tonnes in 1961.
- How does Comoros rank for meat production?
- Comoros ranks 184th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat production rising or falling in Comoros?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Comoros data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Meat production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Expressed in tonnes. Includes cattle, poultry, sheep/mutton, goat, pigmeat, and wild game.