Ireland vs New Zealand: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita
Ireland
0.3531 animals per person
in 2024
New Zealand
0.8852 animals per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
3rd
New Zealand rank
1st
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita over time
- Ireland
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.8852 animals per person against 0.3531 animals per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.5321 animals per person.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 2.5 times Ireland's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Ireland ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 1st of 190 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2321 animals per person | 0.9803 animals per person | 0.7481 animals per person | New Zealand |
| 1970s | 0.3851 animals per person | 1.09 animals per person | 0.7039 animals per person | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.41 animals per person | 0.9393 animals per person | 0.5293 animals per person | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.4713 animals per person | 0.8908 animals per person | 0.4195 animals per person | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.4297 animals per person | 0.9053 animals per person | 0.4756 animals per person | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.364 animals per person | 0.9257 animals per person | 0.5617 animals per person | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.3592 animals per person | 0.9041 animals per person | 0.5449 animals per person | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita, Ireland or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.8852 animals per person against 0.3531 animals per person in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita between Ireland and New Zealand?
- 0.5321 animals per person, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and New Zealand?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and New Zealand rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 3rd and New Zealand ranks 1st 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.