Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Germany
Germany: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0362 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Germany, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Germany stood at 0.0362 animals per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Germany peaked at 0.1039 animals per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0362 animals per person, in 2024.
Germany ranks 80th 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1001 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1028 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1039 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0986 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0924 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0964 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0949 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0933 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0912 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0943 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0941 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0839 animals per person | -10.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0819 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0903 animals per person | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0899 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0926 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0889 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.091 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0936 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0936 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0947 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0921 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0913 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0984 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0976 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.1005 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1003 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0924 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0875 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0926 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0949 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0764 animals per person | -19.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0656 animals per person | -14.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0595 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0582 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0609 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0604 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0562 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0556 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0521 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0529 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0518 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0481 animals per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0502 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0457 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0462 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0452 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0465 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0463 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0465 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0463 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0454 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0437 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0445 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0438 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0442 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0429 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0415 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.041 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0395 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0393 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0363 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0363 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0362 animals per person | -0.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.0362 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 99% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.0362 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 71% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0971 animals per person | 0.0912 animals per person | 0.1039 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.09 animals per person | 0.0819 animals per person | 0.0943 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0949 animals per person | 0.0875 animals per person | 0.1005 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.068 animals per person | 0.0556 animals per person | 0.0949 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0485 animals per person | 0.0452 animals per person | 0.0529 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.044 animals per person | 0.041 animals per person | 0.0465 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0375 animals per person | 0.0362 animals per person | 0.0395 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More agriculture & rural data for Germany
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1635 % 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 0.1412 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1052 % 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 0.198 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 527.18 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6813 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Germany?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Germany was 0.0362 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1039 animals per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0362 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Germany ranks 80th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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.