Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate in Brazil
Brazil: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate was 16.89 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate in Brazil, 1962–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate in Brazil stood at 16.89 % change on previous year.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.3% on the previous year and up 683.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate in Brazil peaked at 16.93 % change on previous year in 1972 and was at its lowest, -26.48 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Brazil 11th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | -2.13 % change on previous year | — |
| 1963 | 1.09 % change on previous year | -151.1% |
| 1964 | 6.48 % change on previous year | +496.2% |
| 1965 | 4.25 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1966 | -3 % change on previous year | -170.4% |
| 1967 | 2.66 % change on previous year | -188.6% |
| 1968 | 11.81 % change on previous year | +344.6% |
| 1969 | 8.57 % change on previous year | -27.4% |
| 1970 | 0.8439 % change on previous year | -90.1% |
| 1971 | -2.89 % change on previous year | -442.1% |
| 1972 | 16.93 % change on previous year | -686.5% |
| 1973 | -0.5158 % change on previous year | -103.0% |
| 1974 | -2.78 % change on previous year | +438.5% |
| 1975 | 9.52 % change on previous year | -442.9% |
| 1976 | 11.3 % change on previous year | +18.7% |
| 1977 | 7.81 % change on previous year | -30.9% |
| 1978 | 5.07 % change on previous year | -35.1% |
| 1979 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -59.2% |
| 1980 | 6.76 % change on previous year | +226.6% |
| 1981 | 4.43 % change on previous year | -34.4% |
| 1982 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -31.6% |
| 1983 | 2.94 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 5.71 % change on previous year | +94.3% |
| 1985 | 1.62 % change on previous year | -71.6% |
| 1986 | 3.72 % change on previous year | +129.6% |
| 1987 | 3.59 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 10.89 % change on previous year | +203.4% |
| 1989 | 4.02 % change on previous year | -63.1% |
| 1990 | -3.43 % change on previous year | -185.5% |
| 1991 | 10.67 % change on previous year | -410.7% |
| 1992 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 1993 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -263.3% |
| 1994 | -2.38 % change on previous year | -172.6% |
| 1995 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.11 % change on previous year | -274.6% |
| 1997 | 4.75 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 1998 | 7.6 % change on previous year | +59.8% |
| 1999 | 8.35 % change on previous year | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 1.98 % change on previous year | -76.3% |
| 2001 | 7.57 % change on previous year | +282.3% |
| 2002 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -60.5% |
| 2003 | 2.9 % change on previous year | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 8.03 % change on previous year | +185.0% |
| 2006 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -43.3% |
| 2007 | 2.67 % change on previous year | -41.4% |
| 2008 | -4.46 % change on previous year | -267.1% |
| 2009 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -46.1% |
| 2010 | -0.1672 % change on previous year | -93.0% |
| 2011 | -0.7614 % change on previous year | +355.3% |
| 2012 | 2.83 % change on previous year | -471.2% |
| 2013 | 3.44 % change on previous year | +21.9% |
| 2014 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -184.1% |
| 2015 | -5 % change on previous year | +72.6% |
| 2016 | -2.01 % change on previous year | -59.9% |
| 2017 | 3 % change on previous year | -249.5% |
| 2018 | 2.27 % change on previous year | -24.3% |
| 2019 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +16.6% |
| 2020 | -26.48 % change on previous year | -1100.5% |
| 2021 | -7.3 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 2022 | 8.09 % change on previous year | -210.9% |
| 2023 | 13.38 % change on previous year | +65.2% |
| 2024 | 16.89 % change on previous year | +26.3% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 16.89 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.055 % change on previous year. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 16.89 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0335 % change on previous year, 504.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate in Brazil 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1100.5% | 2.65 % change on previous year | -26.48 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.72 % change on previous year | -3 % change on previous year | 11.81 % change on previous year | 8 |
| 1970s | 4.74 % change on previous year | -2.89 % change on previous year | 16.93 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.67 % change on previous year | 1.62 % change on previous year | 10.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.86 % change on previous year | -3.43 % change on previous year | 10.67 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 % change on previous year | -4.46 % change on previous year | 8.03 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3353 % change on previous year | -5 % change on previous year | 3.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9172 % change on previous year | -26.48 % change on previous year | 16.89 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 8 Kenya 17.88 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Georgia 17.62 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Australia 17.52 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Paraguay 16.09 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Belize 13.33 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Sao Tome and Principe 12.55 % change on previous year compare
More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6576 % 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 0.2918 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.28 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate in Brazil?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate in Brazil was 16.89 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 16.93 % change on previous year in 1972.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was -26.48 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate?
- Brazil ranks 11th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 683.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The year-on-year percentage change in Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
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- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
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The year-on-year percentage change in Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.