Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita was 0.0096 1000 An per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 An per person.
Analysis
In 2024, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay stood at 0.0096 1000 An per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.0257 1000 An per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.003 1000 An per person, in 1961.
That places Uruguay 71st out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Uruguay, year by year
| Year | 1000 An per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.003 1000 An per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0031 1000 An per person | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 0.003 1000 An per person | -2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.003 1000 An per person | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0031 1000 An per person | +3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0031 1000 An per person | -1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.003 1000 An per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0035 1000 An per person | +18.2% |
| 1969 | 0.004 1000 An per person | +11.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0045 1000 An per person | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0053 1000 An per person | +18.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0061 1000 An per person | +14.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0071 1000 An per person | +16.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0064 1000 An per person | -10.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0053 1000 An per person | -16.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0056 1000 An per person | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0058 1000 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0059 1000 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.006 1000 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0061 1000 An per person | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 1000 An per person | +6.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0067 1000 An per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0066 1000 An per person | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0073 1000 An per person | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0065 1000 An per person | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0074 1000 An per person | +12.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 1000 An per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0085 1000 An per person | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0087 1000 An per person | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0088 1000 An per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 1000 An per person | +5.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0094 1000 An per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0108 1000 An per person | +14.6% |
| 1994 | 0.011 1000 An per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0125 1000 An per person | +13.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0133 1000 An per person | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0134 1000 An per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.016 1000 An per person | +19.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0181 1000 An per person | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0172 1000 An per person | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0168 1000 An per person | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0138 1000 An per person | -18.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0094 1000 An per person | -32.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0125 1000 An per person | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0158 1000 An per person | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 1000 An per person | +16.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0152 1000 An per person | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0228 1000 An per person | +49.9% |
| 2009 | 0.022 1000 An per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0209 1000 An per person | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0257 1000 An per person | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0253 1000 An per person | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.01 1000 An per person | -60.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0101 1000 An per person | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0102 1000 An per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.01 1000 An per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0092 1000 An per person | -7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0089 1000 An per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0087 1000 An per person | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0087 1000 An per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0096 1000 An per person | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0097 1000 An per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0095 1000 An per person | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0096 1000 An per person | +1.4% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0096 1000 An per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0116 1000 An per person, 83% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0096 1000 An per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0138 1000 An per person, 70% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -60.4% | 0.0253 1000 An per person | 0.01 1000 An per person |
| 2008 | +49.9% | 0.0152 1000 An per person | 0.0228 1000 An per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0032 1000 An per person | 0.003 1000 An per person | 0.004 1000 An per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0058 1000 An per person | 0.0045 1000 An per person | 0.0071 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 1000 An per person | 0.0061 1000 An per person | 0.0087 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0123 1000 An per person | 0.0088 1000 An per person | 0.0181 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0164 1000 An per person | 0.0094 1000 An per person | 0.0228 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0139 1000 An per person | 0.0087 1000 An per person | 0.0257 1000 An per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0094 1000 An per person | 0.0087 1000 An per person | 0.0097 1000 An per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0096 1000 An per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0257 1000 An per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 1000 An per person in 1961.
- How does Uruguay rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 71st out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.