Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in China
China: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0326 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in China, 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 China is 0.0326 animals per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in China peaked at 0.0326 animals per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 animals per person, in 1961.
China ranks 86th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0008 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.001 animals per person | +35.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0014 animals per person | +30.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0015 animals per person | +9.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0017 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0017 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0017 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0017 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0016 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0018 animals per person | +9.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0019 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 0.002 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0021 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.002 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 0.002 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0023 animals per person | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0025 animals per person | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0025 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0026 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1984 | 0.003 animals per person | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 animals per person | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 animals per person | +25.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 animals per person | +16.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0052 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0058 animals per person | +12.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0066 animals per person | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0076 animals per person | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0086 animals per person | +13.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0104 animals per person | +21.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0133 animals per person | +27.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0152 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0169 animals per person | +10.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0214 animals per person | +26.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0235 animals per person | +10.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0244 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0257 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0261 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0266 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0283 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0293 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0296 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0301 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0307 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0313 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.029 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0291 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0281 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.028 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0277 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0276 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0275 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0277 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.028 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0282 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.029 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0291 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.03 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0308 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 0.032 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0326 animals per person | +1.6% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.0326 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 0.0326 animals per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 2.9× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0015 animals per person | 0.0008 animals per person | 0.0017 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.002 animals per person | 0.0016 animals per person | 0.0023 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 animals per person | 0.0025 animals per person | 0.0058 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0148 animals per person | 0.0066 animals per person | 0.0244 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0287 animals per person | 0.0257 animals per person | 0.0313 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0281 animals per person | 0.0275 animals per person | 0.0291 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0309 animals per person | 0.0291 animals per person | 0.0326 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More agriculture & rural data for China
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0314 % 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 0.0951 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0082 % 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 0.3742 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 923.03 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in China?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in China was 0.0326 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0326 animals per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 animals per person in 1961.
- How does China rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- China ranks 86th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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)
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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.