Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Chile
Chile: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 760,265 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
760,265 animals
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
62nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.09 million animals
in 1997
All-time low
324,810 animals
in 1973
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 62nd out of 198 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Chile, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 631,332 animals | — |
| 1962 | 680,898 animals | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 662,143 animals | -2.8% |
| 1964 | 531,835 animals | -19.7% |
| 1965 | 548,000 animals | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 595,865 animals | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 612,234 animals | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 666,233 animals | +8.8% |
| 1969 | 642,051 animals | -3.6% |
| 1970 | 670,637 animals | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 564,013 animals | -15.9% |
| 1972 | 406,772 animals | -27.9% |
| 1973 | 324,810 animals | -20.1% |
| 1974 | 671,028 animals | +106.6% |
| 1975 | 892,926 animals | +33.1% |
| 1976 | 809,732 animals | -9.3% |
| 1977 | 674,359 animals | -16.7% |
| 1978 | 636,719 animals | -5.6% |
| 1979 | 659,289 animals | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 610,289 animals | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 690,000 animals | +13.1% |
| 1982 | 780,898 animals | +13.2% |
| 1983 | 879,400 animals | +12.6% |
| 1984 | 866,286 animals | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 719,718 animals | -16.9% |
| 1986 | 707,242 animals | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 696,028 animals | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 799,305 animals | +14.8% |
| 1989 | 924,732 animals | +15.7% |
| 1990 | 1.01 million animals | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 941,649 animals | -6.8% |
| 1992 | 795,193 animals | -15.6% |
| 1993 | 891,509 animals | +12.1% |
| 1994 | 964,289 animals | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.05 million animals | +9.3% |
| 1996 | 1.07 million animals | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.09 million animals | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.05 million animals | -4.1% |
| 1999 | 944,265 animals | -10.1% |
| 2000 | 940,374 animals | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 870,282 animals | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 800,400 animals | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 751,796 animals | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 821,229 animals | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 864,300 animals | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 950,468 animals | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 967,979 animals | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 1.00 million animals | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 867,220 animals | -13.7% |
| 2010 | 819,372 animals | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 724,830 animals | -11.5% |
| 2012 | 762,129 animals | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 790,970 animals | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 892,749 animals | +12.9% |
| 2015 | 923,207 animals | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 872,106 animals | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 777,542 animals | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 753,747 animals | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 796,183 animals | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 874,422 animals | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 814,954 animals | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 732,991 animals | -10.1% |
| 2023 | 723,367 animals | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 760,265 animals | +5.1% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 760,265 animals is above the median for high income countries, which is 161,025 animals, 4.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 760,265 animals is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320,372 animals, 2.4× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +106.6% | 324,810 animals | 671,028 animals |
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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- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1082 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.5% (2025)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 4.7% (2025)
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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 62nd out of 198 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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