Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belgium
Belgium: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0682 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belgium, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belgium stood at 0.0682 animals per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belgium peaked at 0.0902 animals per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0646 animals per person, in 2022.
Belgium ranks 33rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belgium, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0813 animals per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0849 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0902 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0823 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0809 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0786 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0777 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0767 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0759 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0732 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0767 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0777 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0741 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0722 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0745 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0774 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0804 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0809 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0777 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0729 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0678 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0662 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0646 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0655 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0682 animals per person | +4.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0682 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.9× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0682 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0802 animals per person | 0.0732 animals per person | 0.0902 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0764 animals per person | 0.0722 animals per person | 0.0809 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0665 animals per person | 0.0646 animals per person | 0.0682 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More agriculture & rural data for Belgium
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % 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 0.0755 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3957 % 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 0.0755 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.3325 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0073 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 443.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2138 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belgium?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belgium was 0.0682 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0902 animals per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0646 animals per person in 2022.
- How does Belgium rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Belgium ranks 33rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belgium 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.