Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Macao
Macao: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0031 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Macao, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Macao stood at 0.0031 animals per person. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Macao peaked at 0.0396 animals per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 animals per person, in 2024.
That places Macao 177th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Macao, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0055 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0154 animals per person | +179.0% |
| 1963 | 0.02 animals per person | +30.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0244 animals per person | +22.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0189 animals per person | -22.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0181 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0126 animals per person | -30.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0106 animals per person | -15.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0107 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0196 animals per person | +82.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0205 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0318 animals per person | +55.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0272 animals per person | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0254 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0315 animals per person | +24.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0287 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0342 animals per person | +18.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0365 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0268 animals per person | -26.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0396 animals per person | +48.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0172 animals per person | -56.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0078 animals per person | -54.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0171 animals per person | +120.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 animals per person | -58.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0069 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0041 animals per person | -41.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 animals per person | +12.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0108 animals per person | +135.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0215 animals per person | +100.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0129 animals per person | -40.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0191 animals per person | +48.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0235 animals per person | +23.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0226 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0213 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0174 animals per person | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0178 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0134 animals per person | -24.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0142 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0134 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0127 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2001 | 0.012 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0121 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0117 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0119 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0123 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0116 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0108 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0051 animals per person | -52.9% |
| 2009 | 0.005 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0049 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0051 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 animals per person | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.004 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0035 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0034 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0033 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0032 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0032 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0032 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 animals per person | -2.6% |
Macao compared with similar countries
- Macao's 0.0031 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 8% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Macao's 0.0031 animals per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 28% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Macao 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +179.0% | 0.0055 animals per person | 0.0154 animals per person |
| 1988 | +135.8% | 0.0046 animals per person | 0.0108 animals per person |
| 1983 | +120.2% | 0.0078 animals per person | 0.0171 animals per person |
| 1989 | +100.1% | 0.0108 animals per person | 0.0215 animals per person |
| 1970 | +82.4% | 0.0107 animals per person | 0.0196 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0151 animals per person | 0.0055 animals per person | 0.0244 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0282 animals per person | 0.0196 animals per person | 0.0365 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0137 animals per person | 0.0041 animals per person | 0.0396 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0175 animals per person | 0.0129 animals per person | 0.0235 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0105 animals per person | 0.005 animals per person | 0.0127 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 animals per person | 0.0033 animals per person | 0.0051 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 animals per person | 0.0031 animals per person | 0.0032 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Macao
- Rural population, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2001)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population growth -120.4% (2000)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Surface area (sq. km), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Surface area (sq. km), per square kilometre 1 sq. km per square kilometre (2024)
- Surface area (sq. km), per unit of GDP 0 sq. km per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Surface area (sq. km), per capita 0 sq. km per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Macao?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Macao was 0.0031 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0396 animals per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Macao?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Macao rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Macao ranks 177th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Macao?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Macao 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.