Pig meat per animal in Egypt
Egypt: Pig meat per animal was 25 kilograms per animal in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pig meat per animal in Egypt, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilograms per animal.
Analysis
In 2024, pig meat per animal in Egypt stood at 25 kilograms per animal.
The figure is down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pig meat per animal in Egypt peaked at 50 kilograms per animal in 1976 and was at its lowest, 24 kilograms per animal, in 2009.
That places Egypt 178th out of 180 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Pig meat per animal in Egypt, year by year
| Year | kilograms per animal | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 39 kilograms per animal | — |
| 1962 | 39 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 40 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 38 kilograms per animal | -5.0% |
| 1965 | 39 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 40 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 38 kilograms per animal | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 32 kilograms per animal | -15.8% |
| 1969 | 42 kilograms per animal | +31.2% |
| 1970 | 39 kilograms per animal | -7.1% |
| 1971 | 40 kilograms per animal | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 41 kilograms per animal | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 40 kilograms per animal | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 40 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 40 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 50 kilograms per animal | +25.0% |
| 1977 | 50 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 50 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 43 kilograms per animal | -14.0% |
| 1980 | 43 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 48 kilograms per animal | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 41 kilograms per animal | -14.6% |
| 1983 | 42 kilograms per animal | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 44 kilograms per animal | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 45 kilograms per animal | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 42 kilograms per animal | -6.7% |
| 1987 | 41 kilograms per animal | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 41 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 41 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 42 kilograms per animal | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 41 kilograms per animal | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 43 kilograms per animal | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 43 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 43 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46 kilograms per animal | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 45 kilograms per animal | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 45 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 46 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 47 kilograms per animal | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 40 kilograms per animal | -14.9% |
| 2003 | 39 kilograms per animal | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 45 kilograms per animal | +15.4% |
| 2005 | 35 kilograms per animal | -22.2% |
| 2006 | 48 kilograms per animal | +37.1% |
| 2007 | 41 kilograms per animal | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 30 kilograms per animal | -26.8% |
| 2009 | 24 kilograms per animal | -20.0% |
| 2010 | 24 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26 kilograms per animal | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 26 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25 kilograms per animal | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 25 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 25 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 25 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25 kilograms per animal | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.56 kilograms per animal | 32 kilograms per animal | 42 kilograms per animal | 9 |
| 1970s | 43.3 kilograms per animal | 39 kilograms per animal | 50 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.8 kilograms per animal | 41 kilograms per animal | 48 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.4 kilograms per animal | 41 kilograms per animal | 46 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.5 kilograms per animal | 24 kilograms per animal | 48 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.3 kilograms per animal | 24 kilograms per animal | 26 kilograms per animal | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 kilograms per animal | 25 kilograms per animal | 25 kilograms per animal | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pig meat per animal in Egypt?
- Pig meat per animal in Egypt was 25 kilograms per animal 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 pig meat per animal recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 50 kilograms per animal in 1976.
- What is the lowest pig meat per animal recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 kilograms per animal in 2009.
- How does Egypt rank for pig meat per animal?
- Egypt ranks 178th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pig meat per animal rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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 Pig meat per animal. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pigmeat yields, measured in kilograms produced per animal.