Sweden vs United Kingdom: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita

Sweden
0.041 animals per person
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.0412 animals per person
in 2024
Sweden rank
71st
United Kingdom rank
69th

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

  • Sweden
  • United Kingdom
0.0250.050.0750.10.1250.15196119922024

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0412 animals per person against 0.041 animals per person in Sweden, a difference of 0.0002 animals per person.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Sweden ahead.

Sweden ranks 71st and United Kingdom ranks 69th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 6 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sweden United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0.1302 animals per person 0.0741 animals per person 0.0562 animals per person Sweden
1970s 0.0855 animals per person 0.0743 animals per person 0.0113 animals per person Sweden
1980s 0.0806 animals per person 0.0694 animals per person 0.0112 animals per person Sweden
1990s 0.0615 animals per person 0.0538 animals per person 0.0077 animals per person Sweden
2000s 0.0529 animals per person 0.0403 animals per person 0.0126 animals per person Sweden
2010s 0.0444 animals per person 0.0422 animals per person 0.0022 animals per person Sweden
2020s 0.0411 animals per person 0.0413 animals per person 0.0002 animals per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita, Sweden or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 0.0412 animals per person against 0.041 animals per person in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita between Sweden and United Kingdom?
0.0002 animals per person, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
Sweden ranks 71st and United Kingdom ranks 69th 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.