Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.011 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Afghanistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Afghanistan stood at 0.011 animals per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and down 46.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Afghanistan peaked at 0.0578 animals per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.011 animals per person, in 2024.
That places Afghanistan 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0391 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0408 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0412 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.041 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0407 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0555 animals per person | +36.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0518 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0553 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.057 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0578 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0565 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0543 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0463 animals per person | -14.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0417 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 1975 | 0.04 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0401 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0406 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0409 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0432 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0425 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0469 animals per person | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0509 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0504 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0487 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0473 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0468 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0483 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0486 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0472 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0398 animals per person | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0392 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0361 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0361 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0388 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0423 animals per person | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0447 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0469 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0496 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0416 animals per person | -16.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0348 animals per person | -16.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0296 animals per person | -14.9% |
| 2002 | 0.039 animals per person | +31.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0335 animals per person | -14.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0352 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0321 animals per person | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0256 animals per person | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0294 animals per person | +14.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0279 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0273 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0257 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0261 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0253 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0235 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0204 animals per person | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0183 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0194 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0184 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0172 animals per person | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0165 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0159 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0147 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0135 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0123 animals per person | -9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.011 animals per person | -11.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 0.011 animals per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 41% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 0.011 animals per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0469 animals per person | 0.0391 animals per person | 0.057 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0461 animals per person | 0.04 animals per person | 0.0578 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0478 animals per person | 0.0425 animals per person | 0.0509 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0415 animals per person | 0.0361 animals per person | 0.0496 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0314 animals per person | 0.0256 animals per person | 0.039 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0211 animals per person | 0.0165 animals per person | 0.0261 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0135 animals per person | 0.011 animals per person | 0.0159 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More agriculture & rural data for Afghanistan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1522 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0005 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1847 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2358 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8814 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3429 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 142.96 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Afghanistan?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Afghanistan was 0.011 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0578 animals per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.011 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Afghanistan rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 132nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.