Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru
Peru: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 3,782 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3,782 animals
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
44th
of 198 countries
All-time high
3,782 animals
in 2024
All-time low
1,397 animals
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily 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
The most recent figure for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru is 3,782 animals, measured 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, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru peaked at 3,782 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,397 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.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,510 animals | — |
| 1962 | 1,504 animals | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 1,397 animals | -7.1% |
| 1964 | 1,830 animals | +31.0% |
| 1965 | 1,710 animals | -6.6% |
| 1966 | 1,734 animals | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 1,748 animals | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 1,790 animals | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 1,905 animals | +6.4% |
| 1970 | 1,946 animals | +2.2% |
| 1971 | 2,044 animals | +5.0% |
| 1972 | 1,956 animals | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 1,937 animals | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 1,955 animals | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1,959 animals | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 1,970 animals | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 1,938 animals | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 1,991 animals | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 1,931 animals | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 1,890 animals | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 1,970 animals | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 1,943 animals | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 2,380 animals | +22.5% |
| 1984 | 2,114 animals | -11.2% |
| 1985 | 2,001 animals | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 1,804 animals | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 1,995 animals | +10.6% |
| 1988 | 2,224 animals | +11.5% |
| 1989 | 2,180 animals | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 2,344 animals | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 2,156 animals | -8.0% |
| 1992 | 1,929 animals | -10.5% |
| 1993 | 1,825 animals | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 1,653 animals | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 1,713 animals | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 1,731 animals | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 1,925 animals | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 2,034 animals | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 2,448 animals | +20.4% |
| 2000 | 2,399 animals | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 2,521 animals | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 2,607 animals | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2,702 animals | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 2,795 animals | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2,944 animals | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 3,089 animals | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 3,119 animals | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3,156 animals | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,201 animals | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3,339 animals | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 3,470 animals | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 3,615 animals | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 3,767 animals | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 3,771 animals | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 3,747 animals | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3,738 animals | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 3,646 animals | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 3,694 animals | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3,718 animals | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 3,425 animals | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 3,570 animals | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 3,606 animals | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3,684 animals | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 3,782 animals | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,681 animals | 1,397 animals | 1,905 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,963 animals | 1,931 animals | 2,044 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,050 animals | 1,804 animals | 2,380 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,976 animals | 1,653 animals | 2,448 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,853 animals | 2,399 animals | 3,201 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,651 animals | 3,339 animals | 3,771 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,613 animals | 3,425 animals | 3,782 animals | 5 |
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- 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)
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- 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)
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- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
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- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Peru was 3,782 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 daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 3,782 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,397 animals in 1963.
- How does Peru rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Peru ranks 44th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily 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 Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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