Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ireland
Ireland: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.3531 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 0.3531 animals per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ireland peaked at 0.568 animals per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.1704 animals per person, in 1964.
Ireland ranks 3rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ireland, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.2266 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.2065 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 1963 | 0.2099 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.1704 animals per person | -18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1705 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 0.2138 animals per person | +25.4% |
| 1967 | 0.328 animals per person | +53.4% |
| 1968 | 0.2799 animals per person | -14.7% |
| 1969 | 0.2836 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3057 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3057 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2578 animals per person | -15.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2819 animals per person | +9.3% |
| 1974 | 0.4328 animals per person | +53.5% |
| 1975 | 0.548 animals per person | +26.6% |
| 1976 | 0.4001 animals per person | -27.0% |
| 1977 | 0.4439 animals per person | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.4424 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.4326 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.4885 animals per person | +12.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3432 animals per person | -29.7% |
| 1982 | 0.3546 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.3589 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.3953 animals per person | +10.1% |
| 1985 | 0.4291 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4791 animals per person | +11.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4486 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1988 | 0.4125 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3902 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.4493 animals per person | +15.2% |
| 1991 | 0.485 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1992 | 0.4825 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4474 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4 animals per person | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.4195 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.4536 animals per person | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 0.49 animals per person | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5177 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 0.568 animals per person | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4956 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4896 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4531 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4663 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4458 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4051 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.415 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4026 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3709 animals per person | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3529 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3764 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3586 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3226 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3436 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3754 animals per person | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3541 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3662 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3836 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.3871 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3723 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3734 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3507 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.3667 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3522 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3531 animals per person | +0.3% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.3531 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 9.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.3531 animals per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 6.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2321 animals per person | 0.1704 animals per person | 0.328 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.3851 animals per person | 0.2578 animals per person | 0.548 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.41 animals per person | 0.3432 animals per person | 0.4885 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4713 animals per person | 0.4 animals per person | 0.568 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4297 animals per person | 0.3529 animals per person | 0.4956 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.364 animals per person | 0.3226 animals per person | 0.3871 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3592 animals per person | 0.3507 animals per person | 0.3734 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More agriculture & rural data for Ireland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.388 % 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 0.0796 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.23 % 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 0.7634 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,391 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.9559 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ireland?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Ireland was 0.3531 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.568 animals per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1704 animals per person in 1964.
- How does Ireland rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Ireland ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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.