Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.061 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Colombia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.061 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and down 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.1293 animals per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.059 animals per person, in 2023.
That places Colombia 42nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Colombia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1164 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1244 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1252 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1263 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1234 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1108 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1067 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.1089 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1097 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1147 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.1231 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1132 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1091 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 0.1044 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 0.1151 animals per person | +10.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1282 animals per person | +11.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1204 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1242 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1293 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1228 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1269 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1171 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1066 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1102 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1095 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.105 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0982 animals per person | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1037 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1127 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 1990 | 0.1197 animals per person | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 0.1104 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0923 animals per person | -16.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0906 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0954 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0984 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1005 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1019 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1013 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.095 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0951 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0871 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0812 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0794 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0874 animals per person | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0926 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 0.091 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0921 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0971 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0864 animals per person | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0809 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0862 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0902 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0885 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0846 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0849 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0766 animals per person | -9.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0708 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0701 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0683 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0643 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0645 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0601 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.059 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.061 animals per person | +3.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.061 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.061 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 1.8× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1169 animals per person | 0.1067 animals per person | 0.1263 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1182 animals per person | 0.1044 animals per person | 0.1293 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1113 animals per person | 0.0982 animals per person | 0.1269 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1005 animals per person | 0.0906 animals per person | 0.1197 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0889 animals per person | 0.0794 animals per person | 0.0971 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0801 animals per person | 0.0683 animals per person | 0.0902 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0618 animals per person | 0.059 animals per person | 0.0645 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More agriculture & rural data for Colombia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.05 % 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 0.0976 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.7583 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0995 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 851.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.2113 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Colombia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Colombia was 0.061 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1293 animals per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.059 animals per person in 2023.
- How does Colombia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 42nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia 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.