Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in India
India: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0119 animals per person in 1990. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in India, 1961–1990
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
India recorded 0.0119 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 1990. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in India peaked at 0.0146 animals per person in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0119 animals per person, in 1990.
That places India 129th out of 190 countries with data for 1990, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in India, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0142 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0141 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0141 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0139 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 0.014 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.014 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0141 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0142 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0142 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0143 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0143 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.014 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0141 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0141 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0141 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0141 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0141 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0139 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.014 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0141 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0139 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0146 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0145 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0142 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0135 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.013 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0136 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0132 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0128 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0119 animals per person | -7.2% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 0.0119 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 44% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- India's 0.0119 animals per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0162 animals per person, 74% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0141 animals per person | 0.0139 animals per person | 0.0142 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0141 animals per person | 0.0139 animals per person | 0.0143 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0137 animals per person | 0.0128 animals per person | 0.0146 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0119 animals per person | 0.0119 animals per person | 0.0119 animals per person | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 126 Comoros 0.0129 animals per person compare
- 127 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0122 animals per person
- 128 Saint Lucia 0.0122 animals per person compare
- 130 Suriname 0.0114 animals per person compare
- 131 Myanmar 0.0112 animals per person compare
- 132 Afghanistan 0.011 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for India
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.124 % 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 0.1139 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0953 % 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 0.121 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1623 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 438.73 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4067 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in India?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in India was 0.0119 animals per person in 1990, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0146 animals per person in 1982.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0119 animals per person in 1990.
- How does India rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- India ranks 129th out of 190 countries with data for 1990.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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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.