Finland vs South Africa: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita

Finland
0.047 animals per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0494 animals per person
in 2024
Finland rank
60th
South Africa rank
57th

Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita over time

  • Finland
  • South Africa
0.050.10.150.20.25196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0494 animals per person against 0.047 animals per person in Finland, a difference of 0.0024 animals per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 57th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2102 animals per person 0.1195 animals per person 0.0907 animals per person Finland
1970s 0.1595 animals per person 0.1012 animals per person 0.0583 animals per person Finland
1980s 0.1242 animals per person 0.0805 animals per person 0.0437 animals per person Finland
1990s 0.0858 animals per person 0.0583 animals per person 0.0275 animals per person Finland
2000s 0.0609 animals per person 0.0555 animals per person 0.0054 animals per person Finland
2010s 0.0505 animals per person 0.0578 animals per person 0.0073 animals per person South Africa
2020s 0.0472 animals per person 0.0515 animals per person 0.0043 animals per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita, Finland or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0494 animals per person against 0.047 animals per person in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita between Finland and South Africa?
0.0024 animals per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Finland and South Africa rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
Finland ranks 60th and South Africa ranks 57th 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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Indicator
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita
Unit
animals per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
190 places, 11,039 data points, 1961–2024
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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.