Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Venezuela
Venezuela: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 1.67 million animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Venezuela, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Venezuela stood at 1.67 million animals.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Venezuela peaked at 2.58 million animals in 2012 and was at its lowest, 772,561 animals, in 1961.
That places Venezuela 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 935,653 animals | 772,561 animals | 1.16 million animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.40 million animals | 1.20 million animals | 1.71 million animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.58 million animals | 1.28 million animals | 1.77 million animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.81 million animals | 1.61 million animals | 1.97 million animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.99 million animals | 1.67 million animals | 2.27 million animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 million animals | 1.66 million animals | 2.58 million animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.62 million animals | 1.34 million animals | 1.75 million animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0 current US$ (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.0% (2011)
- Rural population 3.05 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 10.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2013)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2013)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2011)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.0% (2011)
- Land under cereal production 515,056 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Venezuela?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Venezuela was 1.67 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million animals in 2012.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 772,561 animals in 1961.
- How does Venezuela rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Venezuela ranks 37th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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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