Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0373 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Luxembourg, 2000–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Luxembourg is 0.0373 animals per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% 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 Luxembourg peaked at 0.0802 animals per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0373 animals per person, in 2024.
That places Luxembourg 79th 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 25 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0569 animals per person | — |
| 2001 | 0.0802 animals per person | +40.9% |
| 2002 | 0.077 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0761 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.072 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0639 animals per person | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0589 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0553 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0579 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0522 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0517 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0489 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0452 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0417 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0432 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0441 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0448 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0443 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0447 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0455 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0444 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0452 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.041 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0385 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0373 animals per person | -3.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 0.0373 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 0.0373 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 73% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Luxembourg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +40.9% | 0.0569 animals per person | 0.0802 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.065 animals per person | 0.0522 animals per person | 0.0802 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0454 animals per person | 0.0417 animals per person | 0.0517 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0413 animals per person | 0.0373 animals per person | 0.0452 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More agriculture & rural data for Luxembourg
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0303 % 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 0.0928 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0303 % 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 0.0928 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0023 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 341.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6761 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Luxembourg?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Luxembourg was 0.0373 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0802 animals per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0373 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Luxembourg rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Luxembourg ranks 79th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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.