Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru
Peru: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1.38 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.38 million animals
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
44th
of 198 countries
All-time high
1.38 million animals
in 2024
All-time low
509,830 animals
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Peru recorded 1.38 million animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru peaked at 1.38 million animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 509,830 animals, in 1963.
Peru ranks 44th 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 551,140 animals | — |
| 1962 | 548,790 animals | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 509,830 animals | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 667,990 animals | +31.0% |
| 1965 | 624,140 animals | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 632,960 animals | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 637,990 animals | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 653,257 animals | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 695,145 animals | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 710,418 animals | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 746,016 animals | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 714,119 animals | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 706,979 animals | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 713,543 animals | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 714,982 animals | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 718,980 animals | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 707,249 animals | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 726,557 animals | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 704,813 animals | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 689,991 animals | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 719,207 animals | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 709,191 animals | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 868,764 animals | +22.5% |
| 1984 | 771,548 animals | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 730,342 animals | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 658,300 animals | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 728,178 animals | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 811,590 animals | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 795,876 animals | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 855,616 animals | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 787,050 animals | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 704,038 animals | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 666,200 animals | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 603,167 animals | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 625,412 animals | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 631,871 animals | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 702,521 animals | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 742,324 animals | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 893,578 animals | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 875,746 animals | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 920,031 animals | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 951,383 animals | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 986,402 animals | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 1.02 million animals | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million animals | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 1.13 million animals | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.14 million animals | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.15 million animals | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.17 million animals | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.22 million animals | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 1.27 million animals | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.32 million animals | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million animals | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.38 million animals | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.37 million animals | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 1.36 million animals | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.33 million animals | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.35 million animals | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.36 million animals | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1.25 million animals | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 1.30 million animals | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.32 million animals | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1.34 million animals | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 1.38 million animals | +2.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 1.38 million animals is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 animals, 4.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 1.38 million animals is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320,372 animals, 4.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | +31.0% | 509,830 animals | 667,990 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 613,471 animals | 509,830 animals | 695,145 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 716,366 animals | 704,813 animals | 746,016 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 748,299 animals | 658,300 animals | 868,764 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 721,178 animals | 603,167 animals | 893,578 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 million animals | 875,746 animals | 1.17 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.33 million animals | 1.22 million animals | 1.38 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 million animals | 1.25 million animals | 1.38 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru was 1.38 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 Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 1.38 million animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 509,830 animals in 1963.
- How does Peru rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Peru ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Peru 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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