Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Israel
Israel: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0399 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Israel, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Israel recorded 0.0399 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 18.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Israel peaked at 0.0504 animals per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0171 animals per person, in 1983.
Israel ranks 73rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Israel, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0322 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.027 animals per person | -16.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0301 animals per person | +11.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0331 animals per person | +10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0343 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0293 animals per person | -14.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0289 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0336 animals per person | +16.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0321 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0318 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0321 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0274 animals per person | -14.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0276 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0289 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0271 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0276 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0285 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0324 animals per person | +13.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0251 animals per person | -22.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0271 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0195 animals per person | -28.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0186 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0171 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0313 animals per person | +83.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0293 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0284 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0275 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0248 animals per person | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 0.025 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0236 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0214 animals per person | -9.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0205 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.019 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0217 animals per person | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0209 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0221 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0226 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0209 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0216 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0289 animals per person | +34.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0276 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0346 animals per person | +25.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0388 animals per person | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0348 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0371 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0438 animals per person | +18.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0419 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0456 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0397 animals per person | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0405 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0429 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0422 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0469 animals per person | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0462 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0484 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0474 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0469 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0497 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0499 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0468 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0488 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0504 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 0.049 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0399 animals per person | -18.5% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 0.0399 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Israel's 0.0399 animals per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 2.9× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Israel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | +83.3% | 0.0171 animals per person | 0.0313 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0312 animals per person | 0.027 animals per person | 0.0343 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0289 animals per person | 0.0251 animals per person | 0.0324 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0248 animals per person | 0.0171 animals per person | 0.0313 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0214 animals per person | 0.019 animals per person | 0.0236 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0373 animals per person | 0.0276 animals per person | 0.0456 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0461 animals per person | 0.0405 animals per person | 0.0499 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.047 animals per person | 0.0399 animals per person | 0.0504 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More agriculture & rural data for Israel
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3447 % 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 0.0465 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0045 % 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 0.0633 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0129 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 696.75 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7021 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Israel?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Israel was 0.0399 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0504 animals per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0171 animals per person in 1983.
- How does Israel rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Israel ranks 73rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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.