Ireland vs Uruguay: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita

Ireland
0.3531 animals per person
in 2024
Uruguay
0.6751 animals per person
in 2024
Ireland rank
3rd
Uruguay rank
2nd

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

  • Ireland
  • Uruguay
0.20.40.60.8196119922024

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.6751 animals per person against 0.3531 animals per person in Ireland, a difference of 0.322 animals per person.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.9 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uruguay ahead.

Ireland ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 2nd of 190 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Uruguay Difference Ahead
1960s 0.2321 animals per person 0.5264 animals per person 0.2943 animals per person Uruguay
1970s 0.3851 animals per person 0.5578 animals per person 0.1727 animals per person Uruguay
1980s 0.41 animals per person 0.5674 animals per person 0.1574 animals per person Uruguay
1990s 0.4713 animals per person 0.5161 animals per person 0.0448 animals per person Uruguay
2000s 0.4297 animals per person 0.6332 animals per person 0.2035 animals per person Uruguay
2010s 0.364 animals per person 0.6499 animals per person 0.2859 animals per person Uruguay
2020s 0.3592 animals per person 0.6794 animals per person 0.3202 animals per person Uruguay

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 Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.6751 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 Uruguay?
0.322 animals per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Uruguay?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Ireland and Uruguay rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
Ireland ranks 3rd and Uruguay ranks 2nd 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
Last refreshed

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.