Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Canada

Canada: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0201 1000 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0201 1000 An per person
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
23rd
of 168 countries
All-time high
0.0212 1000 An per person
in 2019
All-time low
0.0078 1000 An per person
in 1962
Years of data
64
1961–2024

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024

00.0050.010.0150.02196119922024

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.

Analysis

In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Canada stood at 0.0201 1000 An per person.

The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.0212 1000 An per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0078 1000 An per person, in 1962.

Canada ranks 23rd of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Canada, 1961 to 2024.
Year 1000 An per person Change
1961 0.008 1000 An per person
1962 0.0078 1000 An per person -2.7%
1963 0.0084 1000 An per person +7.7%
1964 0.0089 1000 An per person +5.8%
1965 0.0092 1000 An per person +3.9%
1966 0.01 1000 An per person +8.2%
1967 0.0101 1000 An per person +1.2%
1968 0.0099 1000 An per person -1.4%
1969 0.0111 1000 An per person +11.8%
1970 0.0121 1000 An per person +9.1%
1971 0.0111 1000 An per person -8.8%
1972 0.0114 1000 An per person +3.1%
1973 0.012 1000 An per person +5.4%
1974 0.0116 1000 An per person -3.7%
1975 0.0105 1000 An per person -9.1%
1976 0.0115 1000 An per person +9.6%
1977 0.0117 1000 An per person +1.4%
1978 0.0123 1000 An per person +5.1%
1979 0.0136 1000 An per person +10.6%
1980 0.0132 1000 An per person -2.9%
1981 0.0132 1000 An per person +0.2%
1982 0.0129 1000 An per person -2.3%
1983 0.0126 1000 An per person -2.3%
1984 0.0132 1000 An per person +4.2%
1985 0.0142 1000 An per person +7.8%
1986 0.015 1000 An per person +5.8%
1987 0.0154 1000 An per person +2.6%
1988 0.0155 1000 An per person +0.5%
1989 0.0151 1000 An per person -2.2%
1990 0.0155 1000 An per person +2.6%
1991 0.0155 1000 An per person -0.4%
1992 0.0152 1000 An per person -1.7%
1993 0.0158 1000 An per person +3.8%
1994 0.0176 1000 An per person +11.3%
1995 0.0174 1000 An per person -0.7%
1996 0.0178 1000 An per person +2.0%
1997 0.0181 1000 An per person +1.9%
1998 0.0187 1000 An per person +3.2%
1999 0.0196 1000 An per person +4.9%
2000 0.0201 1000 An per person +2.3%
2001 0.021 1000 An per person +4.6%
2002 0.0207 1000 An per person -1.3%
2003 0.0202 1000 An per person -2.4%
2004 0.0199 1000 An per person -1.3%
2005 0.0202 1000 An per person +1.2%
2006 0.0199 1000 An per person -1.5%
2007 0.0203 1000 An per person +1.9%
2008 0.0201 1000 An per person -0.9%
2009 0.0197 1000 An per person -1.7%
2010 0.0196 1000 An per person -0.7%
2011 0.0194 1000 An per person -1.2%
2012 0.0193 1000 An per person -0.4%
2013 0.0192 1000 An per person -0.4%
2014 0.0194 1000 An per person +1.0%
2015 0.0199 1000 An per person +2.4%
2016 0.0203 1000 An per person +2.1%
2017 0.0209 1000 An per person +2.9%
2018 0.0211 1000 An per person +1.0%
2019 0.0212 1000 An per person +0.6%
2020 0.0205 1000 An per person -3.4%
2021 0.0207 1000 An per person +1.3%
2022 0.0209 1000 An per person +0.7%
2023 0.0207 1000 An per person -1.0%
2024 0.0201 1000 An per person -2.6%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 0.0201 1000 An per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 An per person, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 0.0093 1000 An per person 0.0078 1000 An per person 0.0111 1000 An per person 9
1970s 0.0118 1000 An per person 0.0105 1000 An per person 0.0136 1000 An per person 10
1980s 0.014 1000 An per person 0.0126 1000 An per person 0.0155 1000 An per person 10
1990s 0.0171 1000 An per person 0.0152 1000 An per person 0.0196 1000 An per person 10
2000s 0.0202 1000 An per person 0.0197 1000 An per person 0.021 1000 An per person 10
2010s 0.02 1000 An per person 0.0192 1000 An per person 0.0212 1000 An per person 10
2020s 0.0206 1000 An per person 0.0201 1000 An per person 0.0209 1000 An per person 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 20 El Salvador 0.0211 1000 An per person compare
  2. 21 Slovenia 0.0204 1000 An per person compare
  3. 22 Colombia 0.0202 1000 An per person compare
  4. 24 Ireland 0.0194 1000 An per person compare
  5. 25 Malaysia 0.0192 1000 An per person compare
  6. 26 Thailand 0.0191 1000 An per person compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Canada?
Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Canada was 0.0201 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 0.0212 1000 An per person in 2019.
What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0078 1000 An per person in 1962.
How does Canada rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
Canada ranks 23rd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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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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.

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Indicator
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita
Unit
1000 An per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 9,840 data points, 1961–2024
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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.