Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0062 1000 An per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.
Analysis
Puerto Rico recorded 0.0062 1000 An per person for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 33.1% on the previous year and down 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0129 1000 An per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0032 1000 An per person, in 1961.
That places Puerto Rico 91st out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0032 1000 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0036 1000 An per person | +11.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0037 1000 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0038 1000 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0033 1000 An per person | -11.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0034 1000 An per person | +2.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0035 1000 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 1000 An per person | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0036 1000 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0038 1000 An per person | +7.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0042 1000 An per person | +7.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0041 1000 An per person | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0039 1000 An per person | -6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0039 1000 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.004 1000 An per person | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0043 1000 An per person | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0042 1000 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0045 1000 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0057 1000 An per person | +27.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0059 1000 An per person | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0064 1000 An per person | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0063 1000 An per person | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 1000 An per person | -9.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0059 1000 An per person | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 0.007 1000 An per person | +18.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0081 1000 An per person | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 1000 An per person | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0108 1000 An per person | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0101 1000 An per person | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0106 1000 An per person | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0118 1000 An per person | +11.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0124 1000 An per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0126 1000 An per person | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0126 1000 An per person | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0129 1000 An per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0124 1000 An per person | -4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0122 1000 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0123 1000 An per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 1000 An per person | -13.4% |
| 2000 | 0.012 1000 An per person | +13.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0104 1000 An per person | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0109 1000 An per person | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 1000 An per person | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 1000 An per person | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 1000 An per person | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0089 1000 An per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0093 1000 An per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.009 1000 An per person | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 1000 An per person | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0086 1000 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 1000 An per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0087 1000 An per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0081 1000 An per person | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 1000 An per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0078 1000 An per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0077 1000 An per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0076 1000 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0088 1000 An per person | +15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 1000 An per person | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 1000 An per person | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0059 1000 An per person | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0045 1000 An per person | -23.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0047 1000 An per person | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0062 1000 An per person | +33.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0062 1000 An per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 An per person, 53% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0062 1000 An per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0138 1000 An per person, 45% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0035 1000 An per person | 0.0032 1000 An per person | 0.0038 1000 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0043 1000 An per person | 0.0038 1000 An per person | 0.0057 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0075 1000 An per person | 0.0057 1000 An per person | 0.0108 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.012 1000 An per person | 0.0106 1000 An per person | 0.0129 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0094 1000 An per person | 0.0081 1000 An per person | 0.012 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 1000 An per person | 0.0076 1000 An per person | 0.0088 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0057 1000 An per person | 0.0045 1000 An per person | 0.0071 1000 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0566 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 0.7% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 0.7% (2025)
- Rural population 5.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -2.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0062 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0129 1000 An per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0032 1000 An per person in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 91st out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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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.