Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Peru
Peru: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 826,762 1000 An in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
Peru recorded 826,762 1000 An for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Peru peaked at 826,762 1000 An in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16,680 1000 An, in 1961.
Peru ranks 22nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Peru, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 16,680 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 17,300 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1963 | 18,295 1000 An | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 19,774 1000 An | +8.1% |
| 1965 | 28,760 1000 An | +45.4% |
| 1966 | 30,602 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 1967 | 34,389 1000 An | +12.4% |
| 1968 | 36,137 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1969 | 39,570 1000 An | +9.5% |
| 1970 | 44,116 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 1971 | 48,438 1000 An | +9.8% |
| 1972 | 53,926 1000 An | +11.3% |
| 1973 | 57,296 1000 An | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 67,253 1000 An | +17.4% |
| 1975 | 83,345 1000 An | +23.9% |
| 1976 | 93,217 1000 An | +11.8% |
| 1977 | 88,013 1000 An | -5.6% |
| 1978 | 79,088 1000 An | -10.1% |
| 1979 | 78,045 1000 An | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 93,517 1000 An | +19.8% |
| 1981 | 104,789 1000 An | +12.1% |
| 1982 | 113,971 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 1983 | 115,380 1000 An | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 101,008 1000 An | -12.5% |
| 1985 | 105,349 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 117,502 1000 An | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 145,340 1000 An | +23.7% |
| 1988 | 152,735 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 107,658 1000 An | -29.5% |
| 1990 | 124,308 1000 An | +15.5% |
| 1991 | 146,826 1000 An | +18.1% |
| 1992 | 152,578 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 150,000 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 149,624 1000 An | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 177,126 1000 An | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 186,142 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 211,274 1000 An | +13.5% |
| 1998 | 201,194 1000 An | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 264,500 1000 An | +31.5% |
| 2000 | 283,733 1000 An | +7.3% |
| 2001 | 287,861 1000 An | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 307,094 1000 An | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 310,943 1000 An | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 308,485 1000 An | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 342,074 1000 An | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 368,546 1000 An | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 394,750 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 435,909 1000 An | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 476,340 1000 An | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 504,987 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 535,421 1000 An | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 575,566 1000 An | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 594,004 1000 An | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 621,140 1000 An | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 645,016 1000 An | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 690,892 1000 An | +7.1% |
| 2017 | 709,233 1000 An | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 755,841 1000 An | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 786,550 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 753,602 1000 An | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 776,641 1000 An | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 803,596 1000 An | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 789,754 1000 An | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 826,762 1000 An | +4.7% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 826,762 1000 An is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 83,275 1000 An, 9.9× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Peru's 826,762 1000 An is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57,756 1000 An, 14.3× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Peru 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +45.4% | 19,774 1000 An | 28,760 1000 An |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26,834 1000 An | 16,680 1000 An | 39,570 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 69,274 1000 An | 44,116 1000 An | 93,217 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 115,725 1000 An | 93,517 1000 An | 152,735 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 176,357 1000 An | 124,308 1000 An | 264,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 351,574 1000 An | 283,733 1000 An | 476,340 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 641,865 1000 An | 504,987 1000 An | 786,550 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 790,071 1000 An | 753,602 1000 An | 826,762 1000 An | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.144 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 7.5% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 7.5% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Peru?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Peru was 826,762 1000 An in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 826,762 1000 An in 2024.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,680 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Peru rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Peru ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.