Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Eswatini
Eswatini: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0641 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 0.0641 animals per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Eswatini peaked at 0.1481 animals per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0362 animals per person, in 2001.
Eswatini ranks 40th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1097 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1215 animals per person | +10.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1187 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 0.1331 animals per person | +12.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1228 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1481 animals per person | +20.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1464 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.1335 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 1969 | 0.112 animals per person | -16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1195 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 0.129 animals per person | +8.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1343 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1423 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1114 animals per person | -21.8% |
| 1975 | 0.1037 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1976 | 0.131 animals per person | +26.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1109 animals per person | -15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.1271 animals per person | +14.7% |
| 1979 | 0.137 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.1269 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1092 animals per person | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1129 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1164 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.087 animals per person | -25.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0964 animals per person | +10.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0857 animals per person | -11.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0945 animals per person | +10.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0668 animals per person | -29.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0707 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0589 animals per person | -16.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0674 animals per person | +14.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0695 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0659 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0644 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0715 animals per person | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 0.043 animals per person | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0508 animals per person | +18.2% |
| 1998 | 0.055 animals per person | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0635 animals per person | +15.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0664 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0362 animals per person | -45.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0538 animals per person | +48.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0553 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0652 animals per person | +17.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0602 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0618 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0623 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0619 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0615 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0648 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0662 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0667 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0639 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0632 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0602 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.054 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0519 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0507 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0531 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0547 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.055 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0553 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0605 animals per person | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0641 animals per person | +6.0% |
Eswatini compared with similar countries
- Eswatini's 0.0641 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Eswatini's 0.0641 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1273 animals per person | 0.1097 animals per person | 0.1481 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1246 animals per person | 0.1037 animals per person | 0.1423 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0966 animals per person | 0.0668 animals per person | 0.1269 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.061 animals per person | 0.043 animals per person | 0.0715 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0585 animals per person | 0.0362 animals per person | 0.0664 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0595 animals per person | 0.0507 animals per person | 0.0667 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0579 animals per person | 0.0547 animals per person | 0.0641 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Eswatini
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.1552 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.947 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0641 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 263.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4281 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Eswatini?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Eswatini was 0.0641 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1481 animals per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0362 animals per person in 2001.
- How does Eswatini rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Eswatini ranks 40th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.