Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0029 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong is 0.0029 animals per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Hong Kong peaked at 0.0523 animals per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0029 animals per person, in 2024.
That places Hong Kong 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0326 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0407 animals per person | +24.7% |
| 1963 | 0.035 animals per person | -14.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0426 animals per person | +21.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0503 animals per person | +18.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0523 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0457 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0473 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0494 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.049 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.044 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0487 animals per person | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0469 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0406 animals per person | -13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0449 animals per person | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0435 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0432 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0429 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0454 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0463 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0426 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0408 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0375 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 0.033 animals per person | -12.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0342 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0334 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0328 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0319 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0296 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0292 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.027 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0258 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1993 | 0.023 animals per person | -10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0219 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0176 animals per person | -19.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0124 animals per person | -29.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0091 animals per person | -27.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0099 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0086 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0075 animals per person | -12.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0071 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0067 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 0.007 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0071 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0068 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.006 animals per person | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 animals per person | -31.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.004 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.004 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0037 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0035 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0032 animals per person | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 0.003 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 0.003 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0029 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0029 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0029 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.003 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0031 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 animals per person | -5.8% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 0.0029 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 8% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 0.0029 animals per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 26% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.044 animals per person | 0.0326 animals per person | 0.0523 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0449 animals per person | 0.0406 animals per person | 0.049 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0362 animals per person | 0.0296 animals per person | 0.0463 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0185 animals per person | 0.0091 animals per person | 0.0292 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0065 animals per person | 0.0041 animals per person | 0.0086 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0034 animals per person | 0.0029 animals per person | 0.004 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0029 animals per person | 0.0029 animals per person | 0.0031 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
- 178 French Polynesia 0.003 animals per person compare
- 179 Lesotho 0.003 animals per person compare
- 180 Gabon 0.0029 animals per person compare
- 182 Qatar 0.0027 animals per person compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 0.002 animals per person compare
- 184 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0017 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Hong Kong
- 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 hectares per person (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 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 20.25 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (1996)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Hong Kong?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Hong Kong was 0.0029 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0523 animals per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0029 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Hong Kong rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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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How this figure is calculated
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.