Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan
Taiwan: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 109.31 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan is 109.31, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan peaked at 113.27 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.53, in 1961.
Taiwan ranks 137th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.53 | — |
| 1962 | 27.05 | +134.5% |
| 1963 | 42.3 | +56.4% |
| 1964 | 35.68 | -15.7% |
| 1965 | 21.32 | -40.3% |
| 1966 | 25.75 | +20.8% |
| 1967 | 39.92 | +55.0% |
| 1968 | 57.54 | +44.1% |
| 1969 | 57.93 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 51.87 | -10.5% |
| 1971 | 41.02 | -20.9% |
| 1972 | 25.93 | -36.8% |
| 1973 | 33.31 | +28.5% |
| 1974 | 31.31 | -6.0% |
| 1975 | 23.46 | -25.1% |
| 1976 | 67.26 | +186.7% |
| 1977 | 95.98 | +42.7% |
| 1978 | 64.02 | -33.3% |
| 1979 | 51.38 | -19.8% |
| 1980 | 35.65 | -30.6% |
| 1981 | 33.71 | -5.4% |
| 1982 | 36.47 | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 43.9 | +20.4% |
| 1984 | 39.53 | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 37.45 | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 42.81 | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 44.58 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 58.91 | +32.2% |
| 1989 | 58.8 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 57.35 | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 54.5 | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 57.07 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 59.08 | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 61.73 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 79.07 | +28.1% |
| 1996 | 78.54 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 79.37 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 71.17 | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 70.79 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 67.14 | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 69.28 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 72.65 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 75.66 | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 70.11 | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 77.61 | +10.7% |
| 2006 | 72.38 | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 70.52 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 73.02 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 78.72 | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 82.19 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 79.73 | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 80.06 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 86.85 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 89.59 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 88.49 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.67 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 96.22 | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 96.65 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 100.66 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 103.93 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 106.02 | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 113.27 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 111.87 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 109.31 | -2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +186.7% | 23.46 | 67.26 |
| 1962 | +134.5% | 11.53 | 27.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.45 | 11.53 | 57.93 | 9 |
| 1970s | 48.55 | 23.46 | 95.98 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.18 | 33.71 | 58.91 | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.87 | 54.5 | 79.37 | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.71 | 67.14 | 78.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.81 | 79.73 | 100.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 108.88 | 103.93 | 113.27 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Taiwan was 109.31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 113.27 in 2022.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.53 in 1961.
- How does Taiwan rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Taiwan ranks 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Taiwan 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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