Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Australia
Australia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.3195 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Australia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Australia stood at 0.3195 animals per person.
That represents a change of up 15.2% on the previous year and down 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Australia peaked at 0.9032 animals per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.235 animals per person, in 2022.
Australia ranks 5th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Australia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.408 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4762 animals per person | +16.7% |
| 1963 | 0.5417 animals per person | +13.7% |
| 1964 | 0.5765 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 1965 | 0.601 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.5427 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4789 animals per person | -11.8% |
| 1968 | 0.471 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4573 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 0.4686 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.4537 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.4871 animals per person | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 0.6089 animals per person | +25.0% |
| 1974 | 0.5287 animals per person | -13.2% |
| 1975 | 0.6073 animals per person | +14.9% |
| 1976 | 0.7564 animals per person | +24.6% |
| 1977 | 0.8442 animals per person | +11.6% |
| 1978 | 0.9032 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.7818 animals per person | -13.4% |
| 1980 | 0.605 animals per person | -22.6% |
| 1981 | 0.5654 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 0.5723 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.592 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4695 animals per person | -20.7% |
| 1985 | 0.4456 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 0.4621 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4908 animals per person | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 0.4905 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4307 animals per person | -12.2% |
| 1990 | 0.4652 animals per person | +8.0% |
| 1991 | 0.4846 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4987 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.4807 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4651 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4592 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.4354 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1997 | 0.4566 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5009 animals per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.4835 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.4545 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4547 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4642 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4516 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4417 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4196 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.433 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4273 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4072 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3878 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3755 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 0.3555 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3509 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3906 animals per person | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.4215 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4242 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3636 animals per person | -14.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3019 animals per person | -17.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3341 animals per person | +10.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3571 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.2947 animals per person | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2454 animals per person | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 0.235 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2773 animals per person | +18.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3195 animals per person | +15.2% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.3195 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 8.7× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.3195 animals per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 28.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5059 animals per person | 0.408 animals per person | 0.601 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.644 animals per person | 0.4537 animals per person | 0.9032 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5124 animals per person | 0.4307 animals per person | 0.605 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.473 animals per person | 0.4354 animals per person | 0.5009 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4342 animals per person | 0.3878 animals per person | 0.4642 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3675 animals per person | 0.3019 animals per person | 0.4242 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2744 animals per person | 0.235 animals per person | 0.3195 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More agriculture & rural data for Australia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4449 % 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 1.16 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2372 % 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 12.7 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0227 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,476 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5855 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Australia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Australia was 0.3195 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9032 animals per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.235 animals per person in 2022.
- How does Australia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Australia 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.