Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Eritrea
Eritrea: Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. was 7.13 billion animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Eritrea, 1993–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Eritrea recorded 7.13 billion animals for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Eritrea peaked at 20.14 billion animals in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.13 billion animals, in 2024.
That places Eritrea 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Eritrea, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.76 billion animals | — |
| 1994 | 18.00 billion animals | +14.2% |
| 1995 | 18.61 billion animals | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 20.14 billion animals | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 8.76 billion animals | -56.5% |
| 1998 | 9.19 billion animals | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 9.38 billion animals | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 10.16 billion animals | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 10.73 billion animals | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 10.60 billion animals | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 10.80 billion animals | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 9.88 billion animals | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 10.14 billion animals | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 9.35 billion animals | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 8.62 billion animals | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 8.57 billion animals | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 8.41 billion animals | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 8.52 billion animals | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.61 billion animals | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.68 billion animals | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 8.82 billion animals | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 8.75 billion animals | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.14 billion animals | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 8.56 billion animals | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 8.60 billion animals | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 8.50 billion animals | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 8.41 billion animals | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 8.30 billion animals | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 8.02 billion animals | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 7.72 billion animals | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 7.43 billion animals | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 7.13 billion animals | -4.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 7.13 billion animals is below the median for low income countries, which is 16.70 billion animals, 43% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 7.13 billion animals is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.46 billion animals, 41% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Eritrea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -56.5% | 20.14 billion animals | 8.76 billion animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.26 billion animals | 8.76 billion animals | 20.14 billion animals | 7 |
| 2000s | 9.73 billion animals | 8.41 billion animals | 10.80 billion animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.56 billion animals | 8.14 billion animals | 8.82 billion animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.72 billion animals | 7.13 billion animals | 8.30 billion animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
More reference data data for Eritrea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0531 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0485 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1781 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.073 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2642 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Eritrea?
- Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. in Eritrea was 7.13 billion animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 20.14 billion animals in 1996.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.13 billion animals in 2024.
- How does Eritrea rank for land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like..?
- Eritrea ranks 184th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like.. rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eritrea data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered if all countries produced meat like... Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.