Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in France
France: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0581 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in France, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
France recorded 0.0581 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in France peaked at 0.1716 animals per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0581 animals per person, in 2024.
France ranks 47th 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 France, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1654 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1716 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.1649 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.1498 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 1965 | 0.1485 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.1623 animals per person | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.1707 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1707 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.1588 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1557 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1547 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1329 animals per person | -14.1% |
| 1973 | 0.126 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 0.1519 animals per person | +20.6% |
| 1975 | 0.1603 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 0.1609 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1502 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 1978 | 0.137 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 1979 | 0.1448 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1980 | 0.1421 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.1386 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1339 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1362 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1464 animals per person | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1385 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1366 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1377 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 0.1305 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1129 animals per person | -13.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1145 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1198 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.1174 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1056 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1004 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 1995 | 0.1009 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.1031 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.1031 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0975 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0946 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0899 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0947 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0971 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0948 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0896 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0857 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0819 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0804 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0794 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0797 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0794 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0794 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0754 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0706 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.07 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0705 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0709 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0697 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0689 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0675 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0664 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0657 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0625 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0591 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0581 animals per person | -1.5% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 0.0581 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- France's 0.0581 animals per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1625 animals per person | 0.1485 animals per person | 0.1716 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1474 animals per person | 0.126 animals per person | 0.1609 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1353 animals per person | 0.1129 animals per person | 0.1464 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1057 animals per person | 0.0946 animals per person | 0.1198 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0873 animals per person | 0.0794 animals per person | 0.0971 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0722 animals per person | 0.0675 animals per person | 0.0794 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0624 animals per person | 0.0581 animals per person | 0.0664 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More agriculture & rural data for France
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9478 % 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 0.2973 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2498 % 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 0.4097 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.014 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.36 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.033 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in France?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in France was 0.0581 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in France?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1716 animals per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0581 animals per person in 2024.
- How does France rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- France ranks 47th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.