Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered was 19,834 1000 An in 2024. ▲ Rising
Meat, Poultry — Producing Animals/Slaughtered in Puerto Rico, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 An.
Analysis
The most recent figure for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico is 19,834 1000 An, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 33.1% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico peaked at 47,500 1000 An in 1995 and was at its lowest, 7,773 1000 An, in 1961.
Puerto Rico ranks 122nd of 191 countries on this measure, 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 in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | 1000 An | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7,773 1000 An | — |
| 1962 | 8,820 1000 An | +13.5% |
| 1963 | 9,200 1000 An | +4.3% |
| 1964 | 9,643 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 8,658 1000 An | -10.2% |
| 1966 | 8,996 1000 An | +3.9% |
| 1967 | 9,266 1000 An | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 9,479 1000 An | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 9,588 1000 An | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 10,453 1000 An | +9.0% |
| 1971 | 11,466 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 11,621 1000 An | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 11,100 1000 An | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 11,481 1000 An | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 11,962 1000 An | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 13,014 1000 An | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 13,082 1000 An | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 13,938 1000 An | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 17,940 1000 An | +28.7% |
| 1980 | 19,031 1000 An | +6.1% |
| 1981 | 20,869 1000 An | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 20,562 1000 An | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 18,898 1000 An | -8.1% |
| 1984 | 19,870 1000 An | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 23,753 1000 An | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 27,472 1000 An | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 30,721 1000 An | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 37,471 1000 An | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 35,380 1000 An | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 37,660 1000 An | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 42,200 1000 An | +12.1% |
| 1992 | 44,300 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 45,600 1000 An | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 45,800 1000 An | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 47,500 1000 An | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 46,000 1000 An | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 46,000 1000 An | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 46,400 1000 An | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 40,390 1000 An | -13.0% |
| 2000 | 45,830 1000 An | +13.5% |
| 2001 | 39,630 1000 An | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 41,620 1000 An | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 31,974 1000 An | -23.2% |
| 2004 | 30,885 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 32,358 1000 An | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 33,682 1000 An | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 35,150 1000 An | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 33,952 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 32,911 1000 An | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 32,112 1000 An | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 31,191 1000 An | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 31,712 1000 An | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 29,433 1000 An | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 28,496 1000 An | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 27,596 1000 An | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 26,713 1000 An | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 25,804 1000 An | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 28,797 1000 An | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 25,690 1000 An | -10.8% |
| 2020 | 23,375 1000 An | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 19,289 1000 An | -17.5% |
| 2022 | 14,500 1000 An | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 14,903 1000 An | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 19,834 1000 An | +33.1% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 19,834 1000 An is below the median for high income countries, which is 55,782 1000 An, 36% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 19,834 1000 An is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 57,756 1000 An, 34% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,047 1000 An | 7,773 1000 An | 9,643 1000 An | 9 |
| 1970s | 12,606 1000 An | 10,453 1000 An | 17,940 1000 An | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,403 1000 An | 18,898 1000 An | 37,471 1000 An | 10 |
| 1990s | 44,185 1000 An | 37,660 1000 An | 47,500 1000 An | 10 |
| 2000s | 35,799 1000 An | 30,885 1000 An | 45,830 1000 An | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,754 1000 An | 25,690 1000 An | 32,112 1000 An | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,380 1000 An | 14,500 1000 An | 23,375 1000 An | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 119 Latvia 21,952 1000 An compare
- 120 Qatar 21,284 1000 An compare
- 121 Tajikistan 20,898 1000 An compare
- 123 Brunei Darussalam 19,634 1000 An compare
- 124 Turkmenistan 18,865 1000 An compare
- 125 Liberia 17,602 1000 An compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0208 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.053 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico?
- Meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered in Puerto Rico was 19,834 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 Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 47,500 1000 An in 1995.
- What is the lowest meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,773 1000 An in 1961.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered?
- Puerto Rico ranks 122nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is meat, poultry — producing animals/slaughtered rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.