Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Canada
Canada: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0827 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Canada, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Canada stood at 0.0827 animals per person.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Canada peaked at 0.2373 animals per person in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.0816 animals per person, in 2015.
Canada ranks 26th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Canada, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1972 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1968 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.1966 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.2132 animals per person | +8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2373 animals per person | +11.3% |
| 1966 | 0.2197 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.213 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2141 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.1941 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1886 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.1917 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1817 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1973 | 0.1758 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1878 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1975 | 0.2247 animals per person | +19.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2337 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2256 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1988 animals per person | -11.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1639 animals per person | -17.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1655 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1714 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.1746 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1706 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1647 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 0.1639 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 0.1572 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1401 animals per person | -10.9% |
| 1988 | 0.1335 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1329 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1211 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1124 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1139 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1057 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1057 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1074 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.1184 animals per person | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.1214 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1245 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1295 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 0.125 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1226 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.1223 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1112 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.139 animals per person | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1388 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.1276 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1162 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1156 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1102 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.1101 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1178 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1141 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1115 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0893 animals per person | -19.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0816 animals per person | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0856 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0902 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0935 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0957 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0931 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.097 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0938 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0882 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0827 animals per person | -6.2% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 0.0827 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 2.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2091 animals per person | 0.1941 animals per person | 0.2373 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1972 animals per person | 0.1639 animals per person | 0.2337 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1574 animals per person | 0.1329 animals per person | 0.1746 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.116 animals per person | 0.1057 animals per person | 0.1295 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1228 animals per person | 0.1102 animals per person | 0.139 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0989 animals per person | 0.0816 animals per person | 0.1178 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.091 animals per person | 0.0827 animals per person | 0.097 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 23 United States 0.0946 animals per person compare
- 24 Georgia 0.0853 animals per person compare
- 25 Tajikistan 0.0838 animals per person compare
- 27 South Sudan 0.0809 animals per person compare
- 28 Costa Rica 0.0798 animals per person compare
- 29 Kyrgyzstan 0.0759 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Canada
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2803 % 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 0.914 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4113 % 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 1.35 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 31.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,092 current US$ per person (2022)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.0803 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Canada?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Canada was 0.0827 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2373 animals per person in 1965.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0816 animals per person in 2015.
- How does Canada rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Canada ranks 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.