Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Chile
Chile: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0385 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Chile, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Chile recorded 0.0385 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Chile peaked at 0.0837 animals per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0314 animals per person, in 1973.
Chile ranks 76th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Chile, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0758 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0801 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0764 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0601 animals per person | -21.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0608 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0649 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0655 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.07 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0663 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0681 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0563 animals per person | -17.3% |
| 1972 | 0.04 animals per person | -29.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0314 animals per person | -21.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0639 animals per person | +103.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0837 animals per person | +31.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0747 animals per person | -10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0613 animals per person | -18.0% |
| 1978 | 0.057 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0581 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.053 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0591 animals per person | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0659 animals per person | +11.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0731 animals per person | +11.0% |
| 1984 | 0.071 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0581 animals per person | -18.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0562 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0544 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0615 animals per person | +13.0% |
| 1989 | 0.07 animals per person | +13.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0752 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0689 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0573 animals per person | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0632 animals per person | +10.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0674 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0726 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0729 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0733 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0694 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0616 animals per person | -11.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0607 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0555 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0505 animals per person | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0469 animals per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0507 animals per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0529 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0576 animals per person | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0581 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0597 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.051 animals per person | -14.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0477 animals per person | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0418 animals per person | -12.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0435 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0447 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.05 animals per person | +11.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0512 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0477 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0419 animals per person | -12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0399 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0415 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0451 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0419 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0375 animals per person | -10.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0368 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0385 animals per person | +4.5% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 0.0385 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Chile's 0.0385 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Chile 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +103.3% | 0.0314 animals per person | 0.0639 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0689 animals per person | 0.0601 animals per person | 0.0801 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0595 animals per person | 0.0314 animals per person | 0.0837 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0622 animals per person | 0.053 animals per person | 0.0731 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0682 animals per person | 0.0573 animals per person | 0.0752 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0543 animals per person | 0.0469 animals per person | 0.0607 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.045 animals per person | 0.0399 animals per person | 0.0512 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.04 animals per person | 0.0368 animals per person | 0.0451 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More agriculture & rural data for Chile
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8626 % 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 0.0938 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.18 % 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 0.4834 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0345 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 621.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Chile?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Chile was 0.0385 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0837 animals per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0314 animals per person in 1973.
- How does Chile rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Chile ranks 76th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Chile 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.