Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Japan
Japan: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0083 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Japan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Japan stood at 0.0083 animals per person.
That represents a change of down 7.5% on the previous year and down 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0133 animals per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 animals per person, in 1967.
That places Japan 143rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Japan, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0087 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0089 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0113 animals per person | +27.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0133 animals per person | +17.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0119 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0082 animals per person | -31.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0075 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 1968 | 0.008 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0113 animals per person | +41.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0126 animals per person | +11.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0119 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0113 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0077 animals per person | -31.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0105 animals per person | +35.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0114 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0091 animals per person | -20.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0105 animals per person | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 0.011 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0106 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0105 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0116 animals per person | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0118 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.012 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0128 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 1985 | 0.013 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0128 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0123 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0119 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0113 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0113 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0117 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.012 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0121 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0123 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.012 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.011 animals per person | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0106 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0104 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0106 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0101 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0088 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0097 animals per person | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0097 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0096 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0095 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0094 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0097 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0096 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0095 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0092 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0094 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0093 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0091 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0083 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0083 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0083 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0084 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0087 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 0.009 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0083 animals per person | -7.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0083 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 23% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0083 animals per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 74% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +41.5% | 0.008 animals per person | 0.0113 animals per person |
| 1974 | +35.4% | 0.0077 animals per person | 0.0105 animals per person |
| 1973 | -31.5% | 0.0113 animals per person | 0.0077 animals per person |
| 1966 | -31.1% | 0.0119 animals per person | 0.0082 animals per person |
| 1963 | +27.6% | 0.0089 animals per person | 0.0113 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0099 animals per person | 0.0075 animals per person | 0.0133 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0107 animals per person | 0.0077 animals per person | 0.0126 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.012 animals per person | 0.0105 animals per person | 0.013 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0114 animals per person | 0.0104 animals per person | 0.0123 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0096 animals per person | 0.0088 animals per person | 0.0101 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0088 animals per person | 0.0082 animals per person | 0.0095 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0086 animals per person | 0.0083 animals per person | 0.009 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More agriculture & rural data for Japan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.5564 % 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 0.0345 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6075 % 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 0.0369 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 323.87 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Japan?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Japan was 0.0083 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0133 animals per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 animals per person in 1967.
- How does Japan rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Japan ranks 143rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan 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.