Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Italy
Italy: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0442 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Italy, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.0442 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Italy peaked at 0.0964 animals per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0416 animals per person, in 2014.
Italy ranks 64th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0772 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.081 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0743 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0622 animals per person | -16.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0643 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0751 animals per person | +16.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0807 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0859 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0937 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0964 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0948 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0884 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0898 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0902 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0813 animals per person | -9.8% |
| 1976 | 0.083 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0853 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0833 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0884 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0907 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0868 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0847 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.086 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0906 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0916 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0901 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0879 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0868 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0859 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0861 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0873 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0892 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0855 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0836 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0832 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0814 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.081 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0775 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0789 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0777 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0747 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0759 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0733 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0726 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0701 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0693 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0674 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0646 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.064 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.064 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0593 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0567 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0499 animals per person | -12.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0416 animals per person | -16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0437 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0458 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0427 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0462 animals per person | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0457 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0453 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0469 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0474 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0431 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0442 animals per person | +2.7% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.0442 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.2× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.0442 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 87% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0772 animals per person | 0.0622 animals per person | 0.0937 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0881 animals per person | 0.0813 animals per person | 0.0964 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0881 animals per person | 0.0847 animals per person | 0.0916 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0834 animals per person | 0.0775 animals per person | 0.0892 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.071 animals per person | 0.064 animals per person | 0.0777 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0496 animals per person | 0.0416 animals per person | 0.064 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0454 animals per person | 0.0431 animals per person | 0.0474 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Italy
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6817 % 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 0.1641 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3673 % 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 0.2194 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3131 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Italy?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Italy was 0.0442 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0964 animals per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0416 animals per person in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Italy ranks 64th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Italy 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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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.