Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia
Bolivia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1.70 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia is 1.70 million animals, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia peaked at 1.70 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 246,000 animals, in 1961.
Bolivia ranks 36th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 279,889 animals | 246,000 animals | 318,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 435,369 animals | 339,400 animals | 533,640 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 662,686 animals | 594,788 animals | 721,554 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 831,743 animals | 770,530 animals | 907,528 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.17 million animals | 931,807 animals | 1.52 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.21 million animals | 1.05 million animals | 1.38 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 million animals | 1.39 million animals | 1.70 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Bolivia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 4.84 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 8.8% (2024)
- Rural population 3.58 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 28.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.8% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.8% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.69 million hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia was 1.70 million animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 246,000 animals in 1961.
- How does Bolivia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Bolivia ranks 36th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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