Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Honduras
Honduras: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 1,122 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Honduras, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Honduras is 1,122 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Honduras peaked at 1,258 animals per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 23.24 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
Honduras ranks 66th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Honduras, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23.24 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 24.13 animals per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 26.81 animals per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1964 | 34.86 animals per square kilometre | +30.0% |
| 1965 | 37.54 animals per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1966 | 41.83 animals per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 42.72 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 43.35 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 44.24 animals per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 45.4 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1971 | 46.03 animals per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 47.37 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 47.81 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 48.26 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 58.99 animals per square kilometre | +22.2% |
| 1976 | 55.59 animals per square kilometre | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 65.69 animals per square kilometre | +18.2% |
| 1978 | 75.97 animals per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1979 | 78.56 animals per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1980 | 80.44 animals per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 86.69 animals per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1982 | 107.25 animals per square kilometre | +23.7% |
| 1983 | 119.76 animals per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1984 | 119.14 animals per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 156.85 animals per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1986 | 147.1 animals per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 144.07 animals per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 186.52 animals per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 1989 | 181.04 animals per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 251.5 animals per square kilometre | +38.9% |
| 1991 | 280.37 animals per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1992 | 315.4 animals per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 343.91 animals per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 410.31 animals per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1995 | 442.94 animals per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 480.83 animals per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 521.57 animals per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 1998 | 522.46 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 614.44 animals per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 675.89 animals per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 592.47 animals per square kilometre | -12.3% |
| 2002 | 936.83 animals per square kilometre | +58.1% |
| 2003 | 1,044 animals per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 2004 | 1,151 animals per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 1,258 animals per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 1,132 animals per square kilometre | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 960.76 animals per square kilometre | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 846.23 animals per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2009 | 921.45 animals per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 663.53 animals per square kilometre | -28.0% |
| 2011 | 712.9 animals per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 754.46 animals per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 735.38 animals per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 761.7 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 853.24 animals per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 912.15 animals per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 936.65 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 987.76 animals per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 986.83 animals per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 895 animals per square kilometre | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 1,083 animals per square kilometre | +21.0% |
| 2022 | 1,106 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 1,117 animals per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1,122 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 1,122 animals per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 233.96 animals per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 1,122 animals per square kilometre is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 618.72 animals per square kilometre, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Honduras 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +58.1% | 592.47 animals per square kilometre | 936.83 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.41 animals per square kilometre | 23.24 animals per square kilometre | 44.24 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 56.97 animals per square kilometre | 45.4 animals per square kilometre | 78.56 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 132.89 animals per square kilometre | 80.44 animals per square kilometre | 186.52 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 418.37 animals per square kilometre | 251.5 animals per square kilometre | 614.44 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 951.8 animals per square kilometre | 592.47 animals per square kilometre | 1,258 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 830.46 animals per square kilometre | 663.53 animals per square kilometre | 987.76 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,064 animals per square kilometre | 895 animals per square kilometre | 1,122 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 63 Austria 1,216 animals per square kilometre compare
- 64 Iran 1,158 animals per square kilometre compare
- 65 India 1,128 animals per square kilometre compare
- 67 Mexico 1,098 animals per square kilometre compare
- 68 Ecuador 1,063 animals per square kilometre compare
- 69 Ukraine 1,049 animals per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Honduras
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4411 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.149 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5549 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3309 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1332 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.513 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Honduras?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Honduras was 1,122 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 1,258 animals per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.24 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Honduras rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Honduras ranks 66th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Honduras data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.