Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0162 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bangladesh, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bangladesh stood at 0.0162 animals per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bangladesh peaked at 0.0395 animals per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 animals per person, in 2024.
That places Bangladesh 114th 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 Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0395 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0392 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0388 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0384 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0373 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0378 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0373 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0369 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 0.037 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0368 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0359 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0352 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0328 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0326 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0324 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0326 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0325 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0364 animals per person | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0369 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0245 animals per person | -33.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0242 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0239 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0235 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0224 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0221 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0218 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0215 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0213 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.021 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0208 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0204 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0202 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0202 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.02 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0198 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0194 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0193 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0177 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0184 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0182 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0181 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0184 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0182 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0181 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.018 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.018 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0179 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0177 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0176 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0175 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0174 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0173 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0173 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0172 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0167 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0166 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0166 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0165 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0165 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0164 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0164 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0163 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0162 animals per person | -0.6% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.0162 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 60% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.0162 animals per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0162 animals per person, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -33.6% | 0.0369 animals per person | 0.0245 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.038 animals per person | 0.0369 animals per person | 0.0395 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0344 animals per person | 0.0324 animals per person | 0.0369 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0226 animals per person | 0.021 animals per person | 0.0245 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0196 animals per person | 0.0177 animals per person | 0.0208 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.018 animals per person | 0.0176 animals per person | 0.0184 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.017 animals per person | 0.0165 animals per person | 0.0175 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0164 animals per person | 0.0162 animals per person | 0.0165 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More agriculture & rural data for Bangladesh
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5052 % 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 0.0512 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4735 % 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 0.0546 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1142 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 296.72 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bangladesh?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Bangladesh was 0.0162 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0395 animals per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Bangladesh rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 114th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.