Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Hungary
Hungary: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0095 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 0.0095 animals per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Hungary peaked at 0.0575 animals per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0093 animals per person, in 2013.
Hungary ranks 137th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0481 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0575 animals per person | +19.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0496 animals per person | -13.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0402 animals per person | -18.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0442 animals per person | +10.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0395 animals per person | -10.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0391 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0461 animals per person | +18.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0447 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0416 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0423 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0375 animals per person | -11.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0386 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0389 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0483 animals per person | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0445 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0436 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.046 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0459 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0507 animals per person | +10.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0464 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0461 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0429 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0457 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0493 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0423 animals per person | -14.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0444 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0385 animals per person | -13.2% |
| 1989 | 0.038 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0403 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0456 animals per person | +13.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0428 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0388 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0307 animals per person | -20.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0234 animals per person | -23.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0187 animals per person | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0173 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0161 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0199 animals per person | +23.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0291 animals per person | +46.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0249 animals per person | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0256 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0146 animals per person | -42.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0141 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0121 animals per person | -13.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0125 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.013 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0125 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0116 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0103 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0099 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0093 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0098 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.011 animals per person | +12.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0116 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0114 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0121 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0121 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0115 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.012 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0108 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0095 animals per person | -2.2% |
Hungary compared with similar countries
- Hungary's 0.0095 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 26% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Hungary's 0.0095 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 19% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0454 animals per person | 0.0391 animals per person | 0.0575 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0427 animals per person | 0.0375 animals per person | 0.0483 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0444 animals per person | 0.038 animals per person | 0.0507 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0294 animals per person | 0.0161 animals per person | 0.0456 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.017 animals per person | 0.0116 animals per person | 0.0291 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0108 animals per person | 0.0093 animals per person | 0.0121 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0107 animals per person | 0.0095 animals per person | 0.012 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More agriculture & rural data for Hungary
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.42 % 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 0.4268 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.39 % 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 0.5029 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 687.58 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Hungary?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Hungary was 0.0095 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0575 animals per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0093 animals per person in 2013.
- How does Hungary rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Hungary ranks 137th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary 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.