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
Latest (2024)
1.70 million animals
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
37th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.70 million animals
in 2024
All-time low
246,000 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 37th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 246,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 266,000 animals | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 267,000 animals | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 267,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 274,000 animals | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 282,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 292,000 animals | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 307,000 animals | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 318,000 animals | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 339,400 animals | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 354,100 animals | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 403,900 animals | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 409,000 animals | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 432,800 animals | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 451,250 animals | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 460,670 animals | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 478,620 animals | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 490,313 animals | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 533,640 animals | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 628,245 animals | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 594,788 animals | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 604,416 animals | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 648,229 animals | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 677,364 animals | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 721,554 animals | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 657,174 animals | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 681,016 animals | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 702,203 animals | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 711,866 animals | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 770,530 animals | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 784,914 animals | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 809,099 animals | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 793,896 animals | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 809,881 animals | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 822,273 animals | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 888,907 animals | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 858,326 animals | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 872,079 animals | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 907,528 animals | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 931,807 animals | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 981,000 animals | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 997,000 animals | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.02 million animals | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million animals | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million animals | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million animals | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 1.46 million animals | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 1.49 million animals | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.52 million animals | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million animals | -31.0% |
| 2011 | 1.06 million animals | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.11 million animals | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.12 million animals | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.15 million animals | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.24 million animals | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 1.29 million animals | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million animals | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.38 million animals | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.34 million animals | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 1.39 million animals | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 1.44 million animals | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 1.45 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.61 million animals | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 1.70 million animals | +5.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 1.70 million animals is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 424,850 animals, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 1.70 million animals is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320,372 animals, 5.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -31.0% | 1.52 million animals | 1.05 million animals |
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 (current US$), annual -0.6037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 390.22 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2056 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2844 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.8% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.8% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.0% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (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 37th out of 198 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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