Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mexico
Mexico: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 8.92 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.92 million animals
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
8th
of 198 countries
All-time high
8.92 million animals
in 2024
All-time low
2.25 million animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mexico, 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 Mexico is 8.92 million animals, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mexico peaked at 8.92 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.25 million animals, in 1961.
Mexico ranks 8th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mexico, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.25 million animals | — |
| 1962 | 2.66 million animals | +18.2% |
| 1963 | 2.77 million animals | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 2.89 million animals | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 2.95 million animals | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 3.01 million animals | +2.0% |
| 1967 | 3.07 million animals | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 3.12 million animals | +1.9% |
| 1969 | 3.15 million animals | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 3.05 million animals | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 2.99 million animals | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 3.05 million animals | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.83 million animals | -7.1% |
| 1974 | 2.87 million animals | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.30 million animals | +15.0% |
| 1976 | 3.84 million animals | +16.3% |
| 1977 | 4.29 million animals | +11.7% |
| 1978 | 4.09 million animals | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 3.58 million animals | -12.4% |
| 1980 | 3.94 million animals | +9.8% |
| 1981 | 4.54 million animals | +15.5% |
| 1982 | 4.82 million animals | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 4.87 million animals | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.75 million animals | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 4.66 million animals | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 6.30 million animals | +35.1% |
| 1987 | 5.92 million animals | -6.1% |
| 1988 | 5.41 million animals | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 5.55 million animals | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 5.30 million animals | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 5.94 million animals | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 5.93 million animals | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 5.80 million animals | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 6.49 million animals | +11.9% |
| 1995 | 6.90 million animals | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 6.45 million animals | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 6.33 million animals | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 6.58 million animals | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 6.89 million animals | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 6.98 million animals | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.10 million animals | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.11 million animals | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 7.19 million animals | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.65 million animals | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 7.67 million animals | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 7.86 million animals | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 7.97 million animals | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 8.07 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 8.28 million animals | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 8.52 million animals | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 8.80 million animals | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 8.92 million animals | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.80 million animals | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 8.61 million animals | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 8.52 million animals | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.96 million animals | -6.6% |
| 2017 | 8.03 million animals | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 8.14 million animals | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 8.24 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 8.41 million animals | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.56 million animals | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.67 million animals | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 8.80 million animals | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8.92 million animals | +1.3% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 8.92 million animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 animals, 29.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 8.92 million animals is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320,372 animals, 27.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +35.1% | 4.66 million animals | 6.30 million animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.87 million animals | 2.25 million animals | 3.15 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.39 million animals | 2.83 million animals | 4.29 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.08 million animals | 3.94 million animals | 6.30 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.26 million animals | 5.30 million animals | 6.90 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.59 million animals | 6.98 million animals | 8.28 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.45 million animals | 7.96 million animals | 8.92 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.67 million animals | 8.41 million animals | 8.92 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1996 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mexico?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Mexico was 8.92 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 8.92 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 million animals in 1961.
- How does Mexico rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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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