Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Laos
Laos: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0472 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Laos, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Laos stood at 0.0472 animals per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Laos peaked at 0.0472 animals per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0079 animals per person, in 1977.
Laos ranks 59th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Laos, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.01 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0101 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0103 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0106 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1965 | 0.0106 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0116 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0115 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0115 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0112 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0107 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0101 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0096 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1973 | 0.011 animals per person | +14.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0087 animals per person | -21.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0082 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1976 | 0.008 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0079 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0092 animals per person | +17.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0095 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0102 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0101 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0103 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0103 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0112 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0147 animals per person | +31.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0169 animals per person | +14.9% |
| 1987 | 0.016 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0147 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0179 animals per person | +21.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0209 animals per person | +16.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0225 animals per person | +8.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0241 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 1993 | 0.026 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.026 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0285 animals per person | +9.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0273 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0276 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0287 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.03 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0274 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0286 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0283 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0283 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0285 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0303 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 0.031 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0314 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0319 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.032 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0325 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0335 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0362 animals per person | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0361 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0362 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0367 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0373 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0383 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.039 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0397 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0404 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0419 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0437 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0455 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0472 animals per person | +3.8% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 0.0472 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 1.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Laos's 0.0472 animals per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 4.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Laos 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | +31.1% | 0.0112 animals per person | 0.0147 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0108 animals per person | 0.01 animals per person | 0.0116 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0093 animals per person | 0.0079 animals per person | 0.011 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0132 animals per person | 0.0101 animals per person | 0.0179 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0262 animals per person | 0.0209 animals per person | 0.03 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0298 animals per person | 0.0274 animals per person | 0.032 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0366 animals per person | 0.0325 animals per person | 0.0397 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0437 animals per person | 0.0404 animals per person | 0.0472 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 56 Slovenia 0.0495 animals per person compare
- 57 South Africa 0.0494 animals per person compare
- 58 Mauritania 0.0478 animals per person compare
- 60 Finland 0.047 animals per person compare
- 61 Guinea 0.046 animals per person compare
- 62 New Caledonia 0.0458 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Laos
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.2 % 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 0.1874 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8289 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2734 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1662 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0583 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Laos?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Laos was 0.0472 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0472 animals per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0079 animals per person in 1977.
- How does Laos rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Laos ranks 59th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Laos 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.