Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belize
Belize: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0252 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belize, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Belize recorded 0.0252 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 11.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belize peaked at 0.0545 animals per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0194 animals per person, in 2016.
That places Belize 100th 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0362 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0355 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0383 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0413 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0405 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0424 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0432 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0431 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0261 animals per person | -39.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0274 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0357 animals per person | +30.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0401 animals per person | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0545 animals per person | +35.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0442 animals per person | -18.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0445 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0451 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0464 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0476 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0501 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0455 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 0.043 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0396 animals per person | -7.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0372 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0387 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0461 animals per person | +19.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0423 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0485 animals per person | +14.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0426 animals per person | -12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0359 animals per person | -15.8% |
| 1990 | 0.043 animals per person | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0383 animals per person | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0456 animals per person | +19.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0332 animals per person | -27.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0384 animals per person | +15.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0404 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0354 animals per person | -12.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0341 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.033 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0313 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 0.03 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0351 animals per person | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0355 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0412 animals per person | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0479 animals per person | +16.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0283 animals per person | -41.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0287 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0268 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0276 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0255 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0232 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.024 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0244 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0265 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0217 animals per person | -17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.022 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0194 animals per person | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0195 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.023 animals per person | +18.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0221 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0198 animals per person | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0206 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0227 animals per person | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0225 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0252 animals per person | +11.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 0.0252 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Belize's 0.0252 animals per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 73% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0385 animals per person | 0.0261 animals per person | 0.0432 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0436 animals per person | 0.0274 animals per person | 0.0545 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0419 animals per person | 0.0359 animals per person | 0.0485 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0373 animals per person | 0.0313 animals per person | 0.0456 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0327 animals per person | 0.0255 animals per person | 0.0479 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0226 animals per person | 0.0194 animals per person | 0.0265 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0222 animals per person | 0.0198 animals per person | 0.0252 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Belize
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.01 % 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 0.3358 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.454 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0795 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 610.5 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belize?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Belize was 0.0252 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0545 animals per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0194 animals per person in 2016.
- How does Belize rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Belize ranks 100th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.