Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guyana
Guyana: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0134 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guyana, 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 Guyana is 0.0134 animals per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guyana peaked at 0.0472 animals per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 animals per person, in 2012.
Guyana ranks 124th 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0385 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0365 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0343 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.039 animals per person | +13.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0429 animals per person | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0443 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.042 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0429 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0472 animals per person | +9.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0472 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.046 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0451 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.046 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0371 animals per person | -19.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0359 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0372 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0303 animals per person | -18.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0314 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0188 animals per person | -40.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0239 animals per person | +26.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0229 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0238 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0232 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0168 animals per person | -27.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0156 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0158 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.017 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0197 animals per person | +16.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0212 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0207 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0267 animals per person | +29.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0293 animals per person | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0266 animals per person | -9.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0251 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0237 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0224 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.021 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.019 animals per person | -9.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0177 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 0.017 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.017 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0137 animals per person | -19.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0157 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0157 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0158 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0158 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0159 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0161 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0164 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0165 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0126 animals per person | -23.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0164 animals per person | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0163 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0162 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0155 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0142 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0138 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0184 animals per person | +33.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0151 animals per person | -17.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0155 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0177 animals per person | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0141 animals per person | -20.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0134 animals per person | -5.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 0.0134 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)
- Guyana's 0.0134 animals per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 39% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0408 animals per person | 0.0343 animals per person | 0.0472 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0375 animals per person | 0.0188 animals per person | 0.0472 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.02 animals per person | 0.0156 animals per person | 0.0239 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0232 animals per person | 0.0177 animals per person | 0.0293 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0159 animals per person | 0.0137 animals per person | 0.017 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0156 animals per person | 0.0126 animals per person | 0.0184 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0152 animals per person | 0.0134 animals per person | 0.0177 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Guyana
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0667 % 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 0.5382 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0287 % 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 1.25 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0773 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 2,507 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5708 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guyana?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Guyana was 0.0134 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0472 animals per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 animals per person in 2012.
- How does Guyana rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Guyana ranks 124th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.