Land animals slaughtered for meat in Macao
Macao: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 3.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.50 million
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
161st
of 199 countries
All-time high
5.00 million
in 2007
All-time low
1.66 million
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Macao, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Macao recorded 3.50 million for land animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Macao peaked at 5.00 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.66 million, in 1961.
That places Macao 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Macao, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.66 million | — |
| 1962 | 1.80 million | +8.4% |
| 1963 | 1.88 million | +4.4% |
| 1964 | 2.20 million | +17.0% |
| 1965 | 2.80 million | +27.3% |
| 1966 | 3.10 million | +10.5% |
| 1967 | 2.60 million | -16.0% |
| 1968 | 2.60 million | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 2.60 million | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 2.05 million | -21.3% |
| 1971 | 2.24 million | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 2.30 million | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 2.60 million | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 2.20 million | -15.4% |
| 1975 | 2.49 million | +13.0% |
| 1976 | 2.90 million | +16.6% |
| 1977 | 2.80 million | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 2.90 million | +3.6% |
| 1979 | 2.26 million | -22.1% |
| 1980 | 3.03 million | +34.2% |
| 1981 | 2.29 million | -24.5% |
| 1982 | 2.34 million | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 1.80 million | -23.2% |
| 1984 | 1.90 million | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 2.20 million | +15.8% |
| 1986 | 2.52 million | +14.3% |
| 1987 | 2.40 million | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 2.30 million | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 2.55 million | +10.9% |
| 1990 | 3.61 million | +41.6% |
| 1991 | 4.08 million | +13.0% |
| 1992 | 4.19 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 4.29 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 4.18 million | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 4.22 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 4.43 million | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 4.31 million | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 3.83 million | -11.2% |
| 1999 | 4.24 million | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 4.50 million | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 4.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4.00 million | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4.50 million | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 4.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.00 million | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 4.00 million | -20.0% |
| 2009 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.84 million | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.81 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.81 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 3.79 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.70 million | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 3.67 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 3.60 million | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.62 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3.62 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.57 million | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 3.50 million | -1.7% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 3.50 million is below the median for high income countries, which is 63.32 million, 6% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Macao's 3.50 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.57 million, 21% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +41.6% | 2.55 million | 3.61 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.36 million | 1.66 million | 3.10 million | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.47 million | 2.05 million | 2.90 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.33 million | 1.80 million | 3.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.14 million | 3.61 million | 4.43 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.35 million | 4.00 million | 5.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.86 million | 3.67 million | 4.00 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.58 million | 3.50 million | 3.62 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Macao
More agriculture & rural data for Macao
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -120.4% (2000)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2001)
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita 0.0031 animals per person (2024)
- Global meat production, per unit of GDP 0 tonnes per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Chicken meat production, per capita 0.0044 tonnes per person (2024)
- Global meat production, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Macao?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Macao was 3.50 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 5.00 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.66 million in 1961.
- How does Macao rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Macao ranks 161st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Macao data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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