To systematically evaluate the therapeutic efficacy and anti-inflammatory effect of electroacupuncture in the animal models of inflammatory bowel disease(IBD) and underpin relevant basic research.Methods:China National Knowledge Infrastructure(CNKI)，China Science Periodical Database(CSPD)，Chinese Citation Database(CCD)，China Biology Medicine(CBM)，PubMed，Embase，Web of Science，and the Cochrane library were searched for the animal experiments on electroacupuncture intervention in IBD from the inception to November 2022.Two researchers independently conducted literature screening，data extraction，and bias risk assessment.The meta-analysis was performed in RevMan 5.3.Results:Twenty-eight studies were eventually included.The results of meta-analysis showed that the intervention in the observation group lowered the disease activity index(MD=-1.27，95%CI -1.40 to -1.15，P<0.000 01) and colonic mucosal injury score(SMD=-2.39，95%CI -2.83 to -1.95，P<0.000 01) of the IBD animal model.Compared with the control group，the observation group showed lowered levels of tumor necrosis factor-α(SMD=-2.34，95%CI -2.83 to -1.85，P<0.000 01)，interleukin-1β(SMD=-2.56，95%CI -3.78 to -1.34，P<0.000 01)，and interleukin-6(SMD=-2.54，95%CI -3.37 to -1.71，P<0.000 01).Conclusion:Electroacupuncture can ameliorate IBD and exert anti-inflammatory effect.Due to the low methodological quality of the included studies，more high-quality clinical studies remain to be carried out for further study.