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

South Africa
0.0494 animals per person
in 2024
Spain
0.0508 animals per person
in 2024
South Africa rank
57th
Spain rank
55th

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

  • South Africa
  • Spain
0.040.060.080.10.120.14196119922024

How they compare

Spain currently reports 0.0508 animals per person against 0.0494 animals per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.0014 animals per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 57th and Spain ranks 55th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Spain Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1195 animals per person 0.0406 animals per person 0.0789 animals per person South Africa
1970s 0.1012 animals per person 0.0501 animals per person 0.0511 animals per person South Africa
1980s 0.0805 animals per person 0.0495 animals per person 0.031 animals per person South Africa
1990s 0.0583 animals per person 0.0553 animals per person 0.003 animals per person South Africa
2000s 0.0555 animals per person 0.0598 animals per person 0.0044 animals per person Spain
2010s 0.0578 animals per person 0.0501 animals per person 0.0077 animals per person South Africa
2020s 0.0515 animals per person 0.0522 animals per person 0.0007 animals per person Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita, South Africa or Spain?
Spain, at 0.0508 animals per person against 0.0494 animals per person in South Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita between South Africa and Spain?
0.0014 animals per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Spain?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Spain rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
South Africa ranks 57th and Spain ranks 55th 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.