Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0274 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cambodia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cambodia stood at 0.0274 animals per person.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cambodia peaked at 0.0383 animals per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 animals per person, in 1979.
Cambodia ranks 95th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Cambodia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0197 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0197 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0201 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0202 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0203 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0202 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0231 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0246 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0254 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0243 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0233 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0226 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1973 | 0.022 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0209 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0143 animals per person | -31.8% |
| 1976 | 0.013 animals per person | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0131 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0136 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0126 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0131 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0157 animals per person | +20.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0193 animals per person | +23.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0211 animals per person | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0236 animals per person | +11.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0253 animals per person | +7.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0272 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0288 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0289 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0314 animals per person | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0319 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0323 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.034 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0337 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0325 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0329 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0315 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0296 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0289 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0286 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0379 animals per person | +32.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0383 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0346 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0342 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0344 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0356 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0368 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0366 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.037 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0378 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0361 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0357 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0355 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0332 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0303 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0296 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0294 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0294 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0292 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0288 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0282 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0282 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0278 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0276 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0274 animals per person | -0.8% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 0.0274 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 0.0274 animals per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 2.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cambodia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +32.5% | 0.0286 animals per person | 0.0379 animals per person |
| 1975 | -31.8% | 0.0209 animals per person | 0.0143 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0215 animals per person | 0.0197 animals per person | 0.0254 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.018 animals per person | 0.0126 animals per person | 0.0243 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0234 animals per person | 0.0131 animals per person | 0.0314 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0316 animals per person | 0.0286 animals per person | 0.034 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0363 animals per person | 0.0342 animals per person | 0.0383 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0317 animals per person | 0.0288 animals per person | 0.0361 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0278 animals per person | 0.0274 animals per person | 0.0282 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More agriculture & rural data for Cambodia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2724 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.09 % 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 0.3565 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1611 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 462.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7882 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cambodia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cambodia was 0.0274 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0383 animals per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 animals per person in 1979.
- How does Cambodia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 95th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.