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
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 43rd of 197 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
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 21.80 billion current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 7.5% (2024)
- Rural population 4.98 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -1.7% (2025)
- Rural population 14.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Land under cereal production 1.22 million hectares (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 43rd out of 197 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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