Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in India
India: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0023 1000 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in India, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0023 1000 An per person for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in India peaked at 0.0023 1000 An per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 1000 An per person, in 1977.
India ranks 120th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -1.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -0.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | +6.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | +6.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0002 1000 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 1000 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0003 1000 An per person | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 1000 An per person | +45.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0004 1000 An per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0004 1000 An per person | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0005 1000 An per person | +11.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 1000 An per person | +31.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | +10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0007 1000 An per person | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0008 1000 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0008 1000 An per person | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0008 1000 An per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 1000 An per person | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 1000 An per person | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.001 1000 An per person | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.001 1000 An per person | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0011 1000 An per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 1000 An per person | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 1000 An per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0014 1000 An per person | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0015 1000 An per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0015 1000 An per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0017 1000 An per person | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 1000 An per person | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0018 1000 An per person | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0018 1000 An per person | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 1000 An per person | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 1000 An per person | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 1000 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.002 1000 An per person | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 1000 An per person | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 1000 An per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 1000 An per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0023 1000 An per person | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0023 1000 An per person | +0.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0023 1000 An per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0023 1000 An per person, 100% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0023 1000 An per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0023 1000 An per person, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +45.5% | 0.0003 1000 An per person | 0.0004 1000 An per person |
| 1991 | +31.4% | 0.0005 1000 An per person | 0.0006 1000 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 1000 An per person | 0.0002 1000 An per person | 0.0002 1000 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0002 1000 An per person | 0.0002 1000 An per person | 0.0002 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 1000 An per person | 0.0002 1000 An per person | 0.0004 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0007 1000 An per person | 0.0005 1000 An per person | 0.0008 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 1000 An per person | 0.0008 1000 An per person | 0.0014 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0017 1000 An per person | 0.0015 1000 An per person | 0.002 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 1000 An per person | 0.0021 1000 An per person | 0.0023 1000 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 117 Turkmenistan 0.0025 1000 An per person compare
- 118 Uzbekistan 0.0024 1000 An per person compare
- 119 Zambia 0.0024 1000 An per person compare
- 121 Bangladesh 0.0023 1000 An per person compare
- 122 Eswatini 0.0023 1000 An per person compare
- 123 Mozambique 0.0023 1000 An per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6431 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.2% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.9% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in India?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in India was 0.0023 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0023 1000 An per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 1000 An per person in 1977.
- How does India rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- India ranks 120th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this India 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)
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
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.