Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Kenya
Kenya: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0398 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 0.0398 animals per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Kenya peaked at 0.1064 animals per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0329 animals per person, in 2022.
That places Kenya 74th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1064 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0964 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0811 animals per person | -15.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0836 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0857 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0742 animals per person | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0773 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0757 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0775 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0836 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0796 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0781 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0802 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.088 animals per person | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0725 animals per person | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0742 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0936 animals per person | +26.2% |
| 1978 | 0.096 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0957 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0961 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0767 animals per person | -20.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0831 animals per person | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0919 animals per person | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0891 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0833 animals per person | -6.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0817 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0817 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0813 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0809 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.082 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0782 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0726 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0705 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0735 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0752 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0713 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0712 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0848 animals per person | +19.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0853 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0937 animals per person | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0617 animals per person | -34.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0568 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0496 animals per person | -12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0473 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0499 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0518 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0452 animals per person | -12.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0483 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0509 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0462 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0492 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.05 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0477 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0451 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0483 animals per person | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0511 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0526 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0554 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0602 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0374 animals per person | -37.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0377 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0329 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0344 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0398 animals per person | +15.6% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 0.0398 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 0.0398 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0842 animals per person | 0.0742 animals per person | 0.1064 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0841 animals per person | 0.0725 animals per person | 0.096 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0846 animals per person | 0.0767 animals per person | 0.0961 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0765 animals per person | 0.0705 animals per person | 0.0853 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0555 animals per person | 0.0452 animals per person | 0.0937 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0506 animals per person | 0.0451 animals per person | 0.0602 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0364 animals per person | 0.0329 animals per person | 0.0398 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More agriculture & rural data for Kenya
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.9835 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1186 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2405 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.4888 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 16.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2316 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 547.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Kenya?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Kenya was 0.0398 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1064 animals per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0329 animals per person in 2022.
- How does Kenya rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 74th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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)
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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.