Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Brazil
Brazil: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.1872 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Brazil, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Brazil is 0.1872 animals per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Brazil peaked at 0.2245 animals per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.0883 animals per person, in 1967.
That places Brazil 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Brazil, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0957 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0909 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0892 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0923 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0936 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0883 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0883 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0962 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1019 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 1970 | 0.1002 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 0.095 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1084 animals per person | +14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1053 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0999 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 0.1069 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1161 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.1223 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1254 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.125 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 0.1304 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.133 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1339 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.1348 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1395 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1387 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.141 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.1432 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1557 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.159 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1509 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1641 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.1582 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.1607 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1545 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1485 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1523 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1572 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1666 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1779 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 0.179 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.19 animals per person | +6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1933 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1965 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 0.1998 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.2135 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2209 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.2245 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.2124 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.2055 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2034 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2002 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2042 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2095 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2018 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1902 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.185 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1892 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.1921 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1959 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1432 animals per person | -26.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1322 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1424 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1608 animals per person | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1872 animals per person | +16.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.1872 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 7.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.1872 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 5.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0929 animals per person | 0.0883 animals per person | 0.1019 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1105 animals per person | 0.095 animals per person | 0.1254 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1409 animals per person | 0.1304 animals per person | 0.159 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1591 animals per person | 0.1485 animals per person | 0.1779 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2035 animals per person | 0.179 animals per person | 0.2245 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1972 animals per person | 0.185 animals per person | 0.2095 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1532 animals per person | 0.1322 animals per person | 0.1872 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Brazil
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6576 % 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 0.2918 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.12 % 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 1.28 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0609 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 652.04 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Brazil?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Brazil was 0.1872 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2245 animals per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0883 animals per person in 1967.
- How does Brazil rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Brazil ranks 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.