Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in El Salvador
El Salvador: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0183 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in El Salvador, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in El Salvador stood at 0.0183 animals per person.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in El Salvador peaked at 0.0496 animals per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0163 animals per person, in 2013.
El Salvador ranks 109th 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 El Salvador, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0474 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0455 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0458 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0432 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0419 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.043 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0404 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0377 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0366 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1970 | 0.036 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0357 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0398 animals per person | +11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0404 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0464 animals per person | +14.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0425 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0496 animals per person | +16.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0438 animals per person | -11.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0494 animals per person | +12.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0453 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0408 animals per person | -9.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0324 animals per person | -20.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0322 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0312 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0307 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0287 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0291 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0247 animals per person | -15.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0287 animals per person | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0317 animals per person | +10.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0301 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0256 animals per person | -15.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0236 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0261 animals per person | +10.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0285 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0304 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0279 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0358 animals per person | +28.2% |
| 1998 | 0.035 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0345 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0349 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0349 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0401 animals per person | +15.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0295 animals per person | -26.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0267 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0272 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0308 animals per person | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0314 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0322 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0311 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0329 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0232 animals per person | -29.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0259 animals per person | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0163 animals per person | -37.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0172 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0182 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0182 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0178 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0179 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.018 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0181 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.019 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0181 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0168 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0183 animals per person | +8.6% |
El Salvador compared with similar countries
- El Salvador's 0.0183 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 73% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- El Salvador's 0.0183 animals per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 53% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0424 animals per person | 0.0366 animals per person | 0.0474 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0429 animals per person | 0.0357 animals per person | 0.0496 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.031 animals per person | 0.0247 animals per person | 0.0408 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0297 animals per person | 0.0236 animals per person | 0.0358 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0319 animals per person | 0.0267 animals per person | 0.0401 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0205 animals per person | 0.0163 animals per person | 0.0329 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0181 animals per person | 0.0168 animals per person | 0.019 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for El Salvador
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0005 % 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 0.1384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0035 % 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 0.1483 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 253.9 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in El Salvador?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in El Salvador was 0.0183 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0496 animals per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0163 animals per person in 2013.
- How does El Salvador rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this El Salvador 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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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.