Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Spain
Spain: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 1,544 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Spain, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1,544 animals per square kilometre for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.6% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Spain peaked at 1,544 animals per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 159.67 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
Spain ranks 50th of 191 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.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Spain, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 159.67 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 224.3 animals per square kilometre | +40.5% |
| 1963 | 318.14 animals per square kilometre | +41.8% |
| 1964 | 364.86 animals per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1965 | 409.68 animals per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 530.93 animals per square kilometre | +29.6% |
| 1967 | 608.57 animals per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1968 | 591.76 animals per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1969 | 616.37 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 698.81 animals per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1971 | 668.79 animals per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1972 | 770.84 animals per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1973 | 875.88 animals per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1974 | 886.44 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 921.18 animals per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 1,016 animals per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1977 | 1,074 animals per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 1,004 animals per square kilometre | -6.5% |
| 1979 | 975.6 animals per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 995.46 animals per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 1,156 animals per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 1982 | 1,116 animals per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1983 | 1,062 animals per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1984 | 1,030 animals per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 1,046 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 968.99 animals per square kilometre | -7.3% |
| 1987 | 1,012 animals per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 1,053 animals per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 1,060 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1,055 animals per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 1,109 animals per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1,101 animals per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,059 animals per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 1,110 animals per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 1,150 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 1,172 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1,142 animals per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 1,348 animals per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1999 | 1,344 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,329 animals per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 1,390 animals per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 1,343 animals per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 1,198 animals per square kilometre | -10.8% |
| 2004 | 1,145 animals per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 1,147 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1,116 animals per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 1,185 animals per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 1,159 animals per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,321 animals per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 1,264 animals per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 1,275 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,275 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1,370 animals per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 1,440 animals per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 1,474 animals per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1,402 animals per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 1,383 animals per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 1,392 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,434 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 1,394 animals per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 1,362 animals per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 1,394 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,422 animals per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 1,544 animals per square kilometre | +8.6% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 1,544 animals per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,419 animals per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Spain's 1,544 animals per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,009 animals per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Spain 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +41.8% | 224.3 animals per square kilometre | 318.14 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 424.92 animals per square kilometre | 159.67 animals per square kilometre | 616.37 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 889.08 animals per square kilometre | 668.79 animals per square kilometre | 1,074 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,050 animals per square kilometre | 968.99 animals per square kilometre | 1,156 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,159 animals per square kilometre | 1,055 animals per square kilometre | 1,348 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,233 animals per square kilometre | 1,116 animals per square kilometre | 1,390 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,371 animals per square kilometre | 1,264 animals per square kilometre | 1,474 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,423 animals per square kilometre | 1,362 animals per square kilometre | 1,544 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 47 Grenada 1,689 animals per square kilometre compare
- 48 Nepal 1,640 animals per square kilometre compare
- 49 Costa Rica 1,614 animals per square kilometre compare
- 51 Cyprus 1,519 animals per square kilometre compare
- 52 Czechia 1,513 animals per square kilometre compare
- 53 Panama 1,510 animals per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Spain
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0816 % 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 0.3372 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3681 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5425 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0268 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,036 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0113 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Spain?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Spain was 1,544 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1,544 animals per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 159.67 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Spain rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Spain ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.