Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iran
Iran: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0151 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iran, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Iran recorded 0.0151 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iran peaked at 0.0487 animals per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0094 animals per person, in 2019.
Iran ranks 117th 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 Iran, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0407 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0412 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0353 animals per person | -14.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0346 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0339 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0333 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0334 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0335 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0347 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0374 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.04 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0424 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0421 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.043 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0427 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0478 animals per person | +11.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0487 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0471 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0468 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0477 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.045 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0427 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0398 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0384 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0377 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0369 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0362 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0363 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0357 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0343 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.033 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0323 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0321 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0333 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0328 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.039 animals per person | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0398 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0401 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0348 animals per person | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.031 animals per person | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0308 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.031 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0338 animals per person | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0355 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0354 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0359 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0369 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0209 animals per person | -43.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0187 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0159 animals per person | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0176 animals per person | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0174 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0129 animals per person | -25.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0138 animals per person | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0133 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0141 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0133 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0116 animals per person | -12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0094 animals per person | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0133 animals per person | +41.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0182 animals per person | +36.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0154 animals per person | -15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0129 animals per person | -16.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0151 animals per person | +17.8% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 0.0151 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 60% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iran's 0.0151 animals per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iran changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | -43.4% | 0.0369 animals per person | 0.0209 animals per person |
| 2020 | +41.5% | 0.0094 animals per person | 0.0133 animals per person |
| 2021 | +36.8% | 0.0133 animals per person | 0.0182 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0356 animals per person | 0.0333 animals per person | 0.0412 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0438 animals per person | 0.0374 animals per person | 0.0487 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0396 animals per person | 0.0357 animals per person | 0.0477 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0351 animals per person | 0.0321 animals per person | 0.0401 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.031 animals per person | 0.0187 animals per person | 0.0369 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0139 animals per person | 0.0094 animals per person | 0.0176 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.015 animals per person | 0.0129 animals per person | 0.0182 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More agriculture & rural data for Iran
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.216 % 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 0.1918 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.081 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5108 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -25.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 415.77 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6359 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iran?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Iran was 0.0151 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0487 animals per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0094 animals per person in 2019.
- How does Iran rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Iran ranks 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iran 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.