Meat production in Afghanistan
Meat production in Afghanistan was 234,092 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 7.1% from 2023. That is the 102nd highest of 194 countries in 2024.
Meat production in Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024
All 64 values
| Period | tonnes |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 234,092 Estimated |
| 2023 | 251,971 Estimated |
| 2022 | 260,651 Estimated |
| 2021 | 270,876 Estimated |
| 2020 | 292,523 Estimated |
| 2019 | 285,593 Estimated |
| 2018 | 293,128 Estimated |
| 2017 | 313,221 Estimated |
| 2016 | 295,536 Estimated |
| 2015 | 302,781 Estimated |
| 2014 | 311,020 Estimated |
| 2013 | 322,110 |
| 2012 | 330,600 |
| 2011 | 335,664 |
| 2010 | 328,160 |
| 2009 | 304,340 Estimated |
| 2008 | 294,060 Estimated |
| 2007 | 267,240 Estimated |
| 2006 | 272,400 Estimated |
| 2005 | 318,615 Estimated |
| 2004 | 322,977 Estimated |
| 2003 | 298,619 Estimated |
| 2002 | 304,321 Estimated |
| 2001 | 278,743 Estimated |
| 2000 | 320,785 Estimated |
| 1999 | 366,988 Estimated |
| 1998 | 371,850 Estimated |
| 1997 | 341,132 Estimated |
| 1996 | 312,194 Estimated |
| 1995 | 287,096 Estimated |
| 1994 | 270,378 Estimated |
| 1993 | 251,821 Estimated |
| 1992 | 242,563 Estimated |
| 1991 | 247,045 Estimated |
| 1990 | 245,052 Estimated |
| 1989 | 221,560 Estimated |
| 1988 | 213,540 Estimated |
| 1987 | 204,440 Estimated |
| 1986 | 194,840 Estimated |
| 1985 | 208,920 Estimated |
| 1984 | 225,941 Estimated |
| 1983 | 237,481 Estimated |
| 1982 | 248,550 Estimated |
| 1981 | 245,770 Estimated |
| 1980 | 238,810 Estimated |
| 1979 | 234,718 Estimated |
| 1978 | 234,460 Estimated |
| 1977 | 228,988 Estimated |
| 1976 | 222,428 Estimated |
| 1975 | 197,928 Estimated |
| 1974 | 191,306 Estimated |
| 1973 | 185,106 Estimated |
| 1972 | 170,956 Estimated |
| 1971 | 191,269 Estimated |
| 1970 | 189,120 Estimated |
| 1969 | 202,233 Estimated |
| 1968 | 201,633 Estimated |
| 1967 | 184,233 Estimated |
| 1966 | 175,210 Estimated |
| 1965 | 150,195 Estimated |
| 1964 | 143,830 Estimated |
| 1963 | 138,971 Estimated |
| 1962 | 132,206 Estimated |
| 1961 | 129,420 Estimated |
Rankings
Definition
Meat from animals slaughtered in the country in the calendar year, all species, in tonnes of carcass weight. FAOSTAT item "Meat; Total", the sum FAO calculates from the meat of each species, imported live animals included.
Carcass weight, bone included, so it is higher than the boneless weight in consumption statistics. FAO fills gaps in national reporting with its own estimates and imputations, which are marked as estimated, and revises past years when countries send new figures.
How to cite
FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Citation styles
APA 7
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. (2025). Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510) (Meat production, Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip
MLA 9
Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 31 Dec. 2025, https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/afghanistan. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 2025. Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Meat production, Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/afghanistan.
Harvard
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510), Meat production, Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/afghanistan (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
@misc{food_meat_production_afghanistan_2024,
author = {{Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations}},
title = {{Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510): Meat production, Afghanistan, 1961 to 2024}},
year = {2025},
howpublished = {Data set},
url = {https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production_Crops_Livestock_E_All_Data_%28Normalized%29.zip},
urldate = {2026-10-12},
note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/meat-production/afghanistan. Publisher attribution: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Production: Crops and livestock products (QCL): Meat; Total, production, t (item 1765, element 5510). Accessed on 2026-10-12. https://bulks-faostat.fao.org/production/Production\_Crops\_Livestock\_E\_All\_Data\_\%28Normalized\%29.zip Licence: CC-BY-4.0. FAO does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.},
}
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Meat production in Afghanistan was 234,092 tonnes in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. That is down 7.1% from 2023. That is the 102nd highest of 194 countries in 2024.
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371,850 tonnes in 1998, the highest value since 1961 in this series.