Netherlands vs United States: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita
Netherlands
0.1172 animals per person
in 2024
United States
0.0946 animals per person
in 2024
Netherlands rank
20th
United States rank
23rd
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita over time
- Netherlands
- United States
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 0.1172 animals per person against 0.0946 animals per person in United States, a difference of 0.0226 animals per person.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Netherlands ranks 20th and United States ranks 23rd of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Netherlands averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Netherlands | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1298 animals per person | 0.1993 animals per person | 0.0694 animals per person | United States |
| 1970s | 0.1417 animals per person | 0.1955 animals per person | 0.0537 animals per person | United States |
| 1980s | 0.1584 animals per person | 0.1646 animals per person | 0.0061 animals per person | United States |
| 1990s | 0.1584 animals per person | 0.1374 animals per person | 0.0211 animals per person | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 0.1195 animals per person | 0.1206 animals per person | 0.0011 animals per person | United States |
| 2010s | 0.1211 animals per person | 0.103 animals per person | 0.0181 animals per person | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.1191 animals per person | 0.1003 animals per person | 0.0187 animals per person | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita, Netherlands or United States?
- Netherlands, at 0.1172 animals per person against 0.0946 animals per person in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita between Netherlands and United States?
- 0.0226 animals per person, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Netherlands ranks 20th 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.