Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cyprus
Cyprus: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0151 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus is 0.0151 animals per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cyprus peaked at 0.026 animals per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0091 animals per person, in 1975.
Cyprus ranks 118th 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0186 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0157 animals per person | -15.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0193 animals per person | +22.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0222 animals per person | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0222 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0216 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0218 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0224 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0229 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0232 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0245 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0234 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 1973 | 0.026 animals per person | +10.8% |
| 1974 | 0.013 animals per person | -49.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0091 animals per person | -30.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0101 animals per person | +10.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0104 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0112 animals per person | +7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0101 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0104 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.01 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0095 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0113 animals per person | +18.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0108 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0116 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0149 animals per person | +28.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0168 animals per person | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0157 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0167 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0167 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0185 animals per person | +10.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0181 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0168 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0176 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0195 animals per person | +10.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0185 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0235 animals per person | +27.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0194 animals per person | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0187 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0194 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0161 animals per person | -17.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0159 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0177 animals per person | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0163 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.018 animals per person | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0176 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0162 animals per person | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0171 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0156 animals per person | -8.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0146 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.014 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0143 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0128 animals per person | -10.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0122 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0122 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0132 animals per person | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0132 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0133 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0134 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0118 animals per person | -12.3% |
| 2021 | 0.015 animals per person | +27.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0157 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0141 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0151 animals per person | +7.3% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 0.0151 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 41% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 0.0151 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 30% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0207 animals per person | 0.0157 animals per person | 0.0229 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0161 animals per person | 0.0091 animals per person | 0.026 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0128 animals per person | 0.0095 animals per person | 0.0168 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0187 animals per person | 0.0167 animals per person | 0.0235 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.017 animals per person | 0.0156 animals per person | 0.0194 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0133 animals per person | 0.0122 animals per person | 0.0146 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0143 animals per person | 0.0118 animals per person | 0.0157 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More agriculture & rural data for Cyprus
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.14 % 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 0.0816 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.93 % 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 0.0837 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 335.46 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8799 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cyprus?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Cyprus was 0.0151 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 0.026 animals per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0091 animals per person in 1975.
- How does Cyprus rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Cyprus ranks 118th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cyprus 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 64 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.