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

Mauritania
0.0478 animals per person
in 2024
South Africa
0.0494 animals per person
in 2024
Mauritania rank
58th
South Africa rank
57th

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

  • Mauritania
  • South Africa
0.040.060.080.10.120.14196119922024

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.0494 animals per person against 0.0478 animals per person in Mauritania, a difference of 0.0016 animals per person.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

Mauritania ranks 58th and South Africa ranks 57th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania South Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1078 animals per person 0.1195 animals per person 0.0116 animals per person South Africa
1970s 0.084 animals per person 0.1012 animals per person 0.0173 animals per person South Africa
1980s 0.0761 animals per person 0.0805 animals per person 0.0045 animals per person South Africa
1990s 0.0472 animals per person 0.0583 animals per person 0.0111 animals per person South Africa
2000s 0.0686 animals per person 0.0555 animals per person 0.0132 animals per person Mauritania
2010s 0.059 animals per person 0.0578 animals per person 0.0012 animals per person Mauritania
2020s 0.0498 animals per person 0.0515 animals per person 0.0017 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, Mauritania or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.0494 animals per person against 0.0478 animals per person in Mauritania as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita between Mauritania and South Africa?
0.0016 animals per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and South Africa?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Mauritania and South Africa rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
Mauritania ranks 58th 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
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.