Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0299 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ethiopia stood at 0.0299 animals per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ethiopia peaked at 0.0454 animals per person in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0298 animals per person, in 2022.
Ethiopia ranks 91st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.0407 animals per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0393 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0382 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.04 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0399 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0407 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.041 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0403 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0403 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0454 animals per person | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0423 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0407 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0412 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0427 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0403 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0409 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0369 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0425 animals per person | +15.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0403 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0329 animals per person | -18.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0321 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0346 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0344 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0335 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0333 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0327 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0334 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0343 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0319 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0298 animals per person | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 0.03 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0299 animals per person | -0.3% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 0.0299 animals per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 0.0299 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.04 animals per person | 0.0382 animals per person | 0.041 animals per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0411 animals per person | 0.0369 animals per person | 0.0454 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.035 animals per person | 0.0321 animals per person | 0.0425 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0312 animals per person | 0.0298 animals per person | 0.0343 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More agriculture & rural data for Ethiopia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.8868 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1418 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4324 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2894 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -20.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3282 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 306.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ethiopia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ethiopia was 0.0299 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0454 animals per person in 2002.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0298 animals per person in 2022.
- How does Ethiopia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Ethiopia ranks 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.