Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Algeria
Algeria: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0138 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Algeria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Algeria is 0.0138 animals per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Algeria peaked at 0.0297 animals per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.013 animals per person, in 1963.
That places Algeria 122nd 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 Algeria, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0172 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0153 animals per person | -11.3% |
| 1963 | 0.013 animals per person | -14.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0148 animals per person | +13.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0162 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0183 animals per person | +13.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0202 animals per person | +10.5% |
| 1968 | 0.022 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0223 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0188 animals per person | -15.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0228 animals per person | +21.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0251 animals per person | +9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0263 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0297 animals per person | +13.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0256 animals per person | -14.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0254 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0253 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0197 animals per person | -22.0% |
| 1979 | 0.02 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0195 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0185 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0196 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0257 animals per person | +31.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0172 animals per person | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0217 animals per person | +26.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0201 animals per person | -7.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0205 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0221 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0226 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.023 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0227 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0225 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0224 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0221 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0198 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0203 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0192 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0187 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0213 animals per person | +14.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0217 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0183 animals per person | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0189 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0193 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0198 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0187 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0186 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0184 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0184 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0189 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0188 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.019 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0186 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0198 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0202 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0204 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0193 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0173 animals per person | -10.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0158 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0152 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0146 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0143 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.014 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0143 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0138 animals per person | -3.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 0.0138 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 55% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 0.0138 animals per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0177 animals per person | 0.013 animals per person | 0.0223 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0239 animals per person | 0.0188 animals per person | 0.0297 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0207 animals per person | 0.0172 animals per person | 0.0257 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0212 animals per person | 0.0187 animals per person | 0.023 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0191 animals per person | 0.0183 animals per person | 0.0217 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0184 animals per person | 0.0152 animals per person | 0.0204 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0142 animals per person | 0.0138 animals per person | 0.0146 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More agriculture & rural data for Algeria
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0292 % 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 0.1792 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0235 % 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 0.8702 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1451 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 878.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.884 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Algeria?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Algeria was 0.0138 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0297 animals per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.013 animals per person in 1963.
- How does Algeria rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Algeria ranks 122nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria 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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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.