Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Greece
Greece: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0133 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Greece, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.0133 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.9% on the previous year and down 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Greece peaked at 0.0725 animals per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0133 animals per person, in 2021.
Greece ranks 125th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0478 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0503 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0517 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0513 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0514 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0569 animals per person | +10.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0584 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0613 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0675 animals per person | +10.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0636 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0605 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0575 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0527 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0672 animals per person | +27.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0725 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0712 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0668 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0632 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0501 animals per person | -20.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0492 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0471 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0445 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0413 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0465 animals per person | +12.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0407 animals per person | -12.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0381 animals per person | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0393 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0378 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0363 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0385 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0374 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0343 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0332 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0319 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0323 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0318 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0319 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0323 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.032 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0314 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0321 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0326 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0325 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0334 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0318 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0316 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0331 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0317 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0321 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0309 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0305 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0299 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0306 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0203 animals per person | -33.7% |
| 2015 | 0.016 animals per person | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0157 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0171 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0155 animals per person | -9.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 animals per person | -13.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0135 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0133 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0142 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0146 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0133 animals per person | -8.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.0133 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 36% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.0133 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 26% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0552 animals per person | 0.0478 animals per person | 0.0675 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0625 animals per person | 0.0501 animals per person | 0.0725 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0421 animals per person | 0.0363 animals per person | 0.0492 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0335 animals per person | 0.0318 animals per person | 0.0385 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0322 animals per person | 0.0314 animals per person | 0.0334 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.022 animals per person | 0.0135 animals per person | 0.0309 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0138 animals per person | 0.0133 animals per person | 0.0146 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More agriculture & rural data for Greece
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -4.52 % 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 0.232 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.11 % 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 0.5246 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 962.12 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Greece?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Greece was 0.0133 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0725 animals per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0133 animals per person in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Greece ranks 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.