Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Chile
Chile: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 760,265 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Chile recorded 760,265 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and down 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Chile peaked at 1.09 million animals in 1997 and was at its lowest, 324,810 animals, in 1973.
That places Chile 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 618,955 animals | 531,835 animals | 680,898 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 631,028 animals | 324,810 animals | 892,926 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 767,390 animals | 610,289 animals | 924,732 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 982,176 animals | 795,193 animals | 1.09 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 883,882 animals | 751,796 animals | 1.00 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 811,284 animals | 724,830 animals | 923,207 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 781,200 animals | 723,367 animals | 874,422 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 12.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.5% (2025)
- Rural population 2.15 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.2% (2025)
- Rural population 10.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.5% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 386,898 hectares (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Chile?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Chile was 760,265 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 1.09 million animals in 1997.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 324,810 animals in 1973.
- How does Chile rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Chile ranks 61st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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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