Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia
Bolivia: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 4,670 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia is 4,670, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia peaked at 4,670 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 673.97, in 1961.
Bolivia ranks 37th 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.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 673.97 | — |
| 1962 | 728.77 | +8.1% |
| 1963 | 731.51 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 731.51 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 750.68 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 772.6 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 800 | +3.5% |
| 1968 | 841.1 | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 871.23 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 929.86 | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 970.14 | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 1,107 | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 1,121 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1,186 | +5.8% |
| 1975 | 1,236 | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 1,262 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1,311 | +3.9% |
| 1978 | 1,343 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 1,462 | +8.8% |
| 1980 | 1,721 | +17.7% |
| 1981 | 1,630 | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 1,656 | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1,776 | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 1,856 | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 1,977 | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 1,800 | -8.9% |
| 1987 | 1,866 | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 1,924 | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1,950 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 2,111 | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 2,150 | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 2,217 | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 2,175 | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 2,219 | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2,253 | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 2,435 | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 2,352 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 2,389 | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 2,486 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 2,553 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 2,688 | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 2,732 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2,795 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2,855 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2,877 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 3,288 | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 4,000 | +21.7% |
| 2008 | 4,082 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,164 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 2,872 | -31.0% |
| 2011 | 2,915 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3,040 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 3,077 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 3,162 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 3,403 | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 3,529 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 3,655 | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 3,770 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 3,685 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 3,817 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 3,932 | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 3,983 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 4,423 | +11.0% |
| 2024 | 4,670 | +5.6% |
Bolivia compared with similar countries
- Bolivia's 4,670 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,164, 4.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bolivia's 4,670 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 877.73, 5.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -31.0% | 4,164 | 2,872 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 766.82 | 673.97 | 871.23 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,193 | 929.86 | 1,462 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,816 | 1,630 | 1,977 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,279 | 2,111 | 2,486 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,203 | 2,553 | 4,164 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,311 | 2,872 | 3,770 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,165 | 3,817 | 4,670 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bolivia
More agriculture & rural data for Bolivia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4952 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.353 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0006 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 3.12 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.6037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 390.22 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2056 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Bolivia was 4,670 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Bolivia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,670 in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Bolivia?
- The lowest recorded value was 673.97 in 1961.
- How does Bolivia rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Bolivia ranks 37th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Bolivia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bolivia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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