Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Australia
Australia: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0277 1000 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Australia is 0.0277 1000 An per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.0277 1000 An per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0035 1000 An per person, in 1962.
Australia ranks 10th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0036 1000 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0035 1000 An per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 1000 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.004 1000 An per person | +14.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0048 1000 An per person | +19.9% |
| 1966 | 0.005 1000 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0062 1000 An per person | +23.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0069 1000 An per person | +11.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0068 1000 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0075 1000 An per person | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0088 1000 An per person | +17.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0095 1000 An per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0093 1000 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.011 1000 An per person | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0105 1000 An per person | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 0.011 1000 An per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0117 1000 An per person | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.013 1000 An per person | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0138 1000 An per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0161 1000 An per person | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0157 1000 An per person | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0144 1000 An per person | -8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0155 1000 An per person | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0146 1000 An per person | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0163 1000 An per person | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0169 1000 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0174 1000 An per person | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0173 1000 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0168 1000 An per person | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0172 1000 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0169 1000 An per person | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0173 1000 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0177 1000 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0189 1000 An per person | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0188 1000 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0189 1000 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0199 1000 An per person | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0206 1000 An per person | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0197 1000 An per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0213 1000 An per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.021 1000 An per person | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0223 1000 An per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0216 1000 An per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0223 1000 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0219 1000 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0223 1000 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0228 1000 An per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0224 1000 An per person | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0223 1000 An per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0239 1000 An per person | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0251 1000 An per person | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0252 1000 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0253 1000 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0253 1000 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0254 1000 An per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0263 1000 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0271 1000 An per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.026 1000 An per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0263 1000 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0262 1000 An per person | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0269 1000 An per person | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0275 1000 An per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0277 1000 An per person | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0277 1000 An per person | +0.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0277 1000 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 An per person, 2.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0277 1000 An per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0069 1000 An per person, 4.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0049 1000 An per person | 0.0035 1000 An per person | 0.0069 1000 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0106 1000 An per person | 0.0075 1000 An per person | 0.0138 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0161 1000 An per person | 0.0144 1000 An per person | 0.0174 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0186 1000 An per person | 0.0169 1000 An per person | 0.0206 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.022 1000 An per person | 0.021 1000 An per person | 0.0228 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0256 1000 An per person | 0.0239 1000 An per person | 0.0271 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0272 1000 An per person | 0.0262 1000 An per person | 0.0277 1000 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.1228 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 2.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 2.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Australia?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Australia was 0.0277 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0277 1000 An per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0035 1000 An per person in 1962.
- How does Australia rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Australia ranks 10th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.