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
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 7th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 71.18 billion current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 3.9% (2025)
- Rural population 26.34 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 20.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.9% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.9% (2025)
- Land under cereal production 8.68 million hectares (2023)
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 7th out of 197 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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