Canada vs United States: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita
Canada
0.0827 animals per person
in 2024
United States
0.0946 animals per person
in 2024
Canada rank
26th
United States rank
23rd
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 0.0946 animals per person against 0.0827 animals per person in Canada, a difference of 0.0119 animals per person.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 26th and United States ranks 23rd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2091 animals per person | 0.1993 animals per person | 0.0098 animals per person | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.1972 animals per person | 0.1955 animals per person | 0.0018 animals per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.1574 animals per person | 0.1646 animals per person | 0.0072 animals per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.116 animals per person | 0.1374 animals per person | 0.0213 animals per person | United States |
| 2000s | 0.1228 animals per person | 0.1206 animals per person | 0.0022 animals per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.0989 animals per person | 0.103 animals per person | 0.0041 animals per person | United States |
| 2020s | 0.091 animals per person | 0.1003 animals per person | 0.0094 animals per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 0.0946 animals per person against 0.0827 animals per person in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita between Canada and United States?
- 0.0119 animals per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Canada ranks 26th and United States ranks 23rd of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.