Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 4,870 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4,870 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
17th
of 191 countries
All-time high
4,870 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
All-time low
810.15 animals per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 4,870 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.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in United Kingdom peaked at 4,870 animals per square kilometre in 2024 and was at its lowest, 810.15 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places United Kingdom 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 810.15 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 847.35 animals per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 843.22 animals per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 896.95 animals per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 942.42 animals per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1966 | 1,017 animals per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1967 | 1,108 animals per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1968 | 1,257 animals per square kilometre | +13.5% |
| 1969 | 1,316 animals per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 1,363 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1971 | 1,381 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 1,552 animals per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1973 | 1,543 animals per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 1,525 animals per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 1,460 animals per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1976 | 1,528 animals per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 1,673 animals per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1978 | 1,672 animals per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,714 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1,697 animals per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 1,705 animals per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 1,819 animals per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 1,762 animals per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1984 | 1,858 animals per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 1,925 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 2,000 animals per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 2,128 animals per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1988 | 2,262 animals per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1989 | 2,042 animals per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 1990 | 2,156 animals per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 2,258 animals per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 2,687 animals per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1993 | 2,782 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 2,943 animals per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1995 | 3,017 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 3,174 animals per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 3,290 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 3,325 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 3,308 animals per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 3,296 animals per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 3,384 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 3,384 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3,473 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 3,483 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 3,572 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 3,487 animals per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 3,455 animals per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 3,401 animals per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 3,468 animals per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3,737 animals per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 3,716 animals per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 3,799 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3,906 animals per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 3,894 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 4,125 animals per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 4,340 animals per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 4,505 animals per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 4,700 animals per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 4,580 animals per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 4,774 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 4,844 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4,725 animals per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 4,767 animals per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 4,870 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 4,870 animals per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,419 animals per square kilometre, 3.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 4,870 animals per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,009 animals per square kilometre, 4.8× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,004 animals per square kilometre | 810.15 animals per square kilometre | 1,316 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,541 animals per square kilometre | 1,363 animals per square kilometre | 1,714 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,920 animals per square kilometre | 1,697 animals per square kilometre | 2,262 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,894 animals per square kilometre | 2,156 animals per square kilometre | 3,325 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,440 animals per square kilometre | 3,296 animals per square kilometre | 3,572 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,130 animals per square kilometre | 3,716 animals per square kilometre | 4,700 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,796 animals per square kilometre | 4,725 animals per square kilometre | 4,870 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 14 El Salvador 6,455 animals per square kilometre compare
- 15 Lebanon 6,305 animals per square kilometre compare
- 16 Dominican Republic 5,357 animals per square kilometre compare
- 18 Philippines 4,506 animals per square kilometre compare
- 19 Poland 4,241 animals per square kilometre compare
- 20 Palestine 3,951 animals per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2731 % 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 0.0861 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8055 % 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 0.2384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in United Kingdom?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in United Kingdom was 4,870 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 4,870 animals per square kilometre in 2024.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 810.15 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.