Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Austria
Austria: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0663 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Austria, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Austria recorded 0.0663 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Austria peaked at 0.1331 animals per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0663 animals per person, in 2024.
Austria ranks 38th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Austria, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.118 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1306 animals per person | +10.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1331 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1184 animals per person | -11.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1058 animals per person | -10.6% |
| 1966 | 0.115 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1168 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 0.1162 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1081 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1007 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1012 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0958 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0939 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1102 animals per person | +17.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1114 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1045 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0974 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0995 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.1042 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1054 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0998 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0998 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0985 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.1079 animals per person | +9.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1125 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 0.1149 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1144 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.1089 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1025 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1075 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1115 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.1095 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0986 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0931 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0818 animals per person | -12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0966 animals per person | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0923 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0859 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0844 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0838 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0894 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0875 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0843 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0825 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0795 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0826 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0814 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.083 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0839 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.084 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.082 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0806 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0816 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0791 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0804 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0786 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0771 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0785 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0766 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0723 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0719 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0707 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0679 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0663 animals per person | -2.4% |
Austria compared with similar countries
- Austria's 0.0663 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Austria's 0.0663 animals per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.118 animals per person | 0.1058 animals per person | 0.1331 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1019 animals per person | 0.0939 animals per person | 0.1114 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1065 animals per person | 0.0985 animals per person | 0.1149 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0961 animals per person | 0.0818 animals per person | 0.1115 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0838 animals per person | 0.0795 animals per person | 0.0894 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0799 animals per person | 0.0766 animals per person | 0.084 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0698 animals per person | 0.0663 animals per person | 0.0723 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Austria
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- 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 0.1503 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6322 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2759 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0126 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 791 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4906 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Austria?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Austria was 0.0663 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1331 animals per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Austria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0663 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Austria rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Austria ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Austria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Austria 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.