Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Argentina
Argentina: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.3049 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Argentina, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Argentina stood at 0.3049 animals per person.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Argentina peaked at 0.6034 animals per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.2604 animals per person, in 2011.
That places Argentina 6th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Argentina, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4927 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.5595 animals per person | +13.6% |
| 1963 | 0.6034 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1964 | 0.4303 animals per person | -28.7% |
| 1965 | 0.4131 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1966 | 0.4933 animals per person | +19.4% |
| 1967 | 0.5492 animals per person | +11.3% |
| 1968 | 0.553 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 0.5879 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.5413 animals per person | -7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.3903 animals per person | -27.9% |
| 1972 | 0.4062 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.392 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.3973 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4694 animals per person | +18.2% |
| 1976 | 0.5277 animals per person | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 0.5523 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.5989 animals per person | +8.4% |
| 1979 | 0.5522 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.4937 animals per person | -10.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5147 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 0.4274 animals per person | -17.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3887 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 0.4092 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4632 animals per person | +13.2% |
| 1986 | 0.4702 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.4007 animals per person | -14.8% |
| 1988 | 0.3732 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.3784 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4098 animals per person | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.4158 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.3806 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 1993 | 0.387 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3814 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3666 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3637 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3559 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3101 animals per person | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3301 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3332 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3079 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3024 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.3255 animals per person | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.3683 animals per person | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3634 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3387 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.3737 animals per person | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3627 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3929 animals per person | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2878 animals per person | -26.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2604 animals per person | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2711 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2965 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2813 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2796 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.267 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2849 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3013 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3096 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3096 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2866 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2991 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3188 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3049 animals per person | -4.4% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 0.3049 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 12.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 0.3049 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 8.9× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5203 animals per person | 0.4131 animals per person | 0.6034 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.4828 animals per person | 0.3903 animals per person | 0.5989 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4319 animals per person | 0.3732 animals per person | 0.5147 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3701 animals per person | 0.3101 animals per person | 0.4158 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3469 animals per person | 0.3024 animals per person | 0.3929 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2839 animals per person | 0.2604 animals per person | 0.3096 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3038 animals per person | 0.2866 animals per person | 0.3188 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Argentina
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 1.01 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6002 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.64 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0553 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 824.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6693 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Argentina?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Argentina was 0.3049 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6034 animals per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2604 animals per person in 2011.
- How does Argentina rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Argentina ranks 6th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.