Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malaysia
Malaysia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0033 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 0.0033 animals per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malaysia peaked at 0.008 animals per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 animals per person, in 2019.
That places Malaysia 175th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0063 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0062 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0062 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0065 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0067 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0061 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0064 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0057 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0058 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0056 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0059 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0071 animals per person | +20.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0051 animals per person | -28.2% |
| 1974 | 0.006 animals per person | +17.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0054 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0052 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0067 animals per person | +28.9% |
| 1980 | 0.008 animals per person | +19.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0076 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0079 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0065 animals per person | -17.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0065 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.006 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.006 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0058 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0062 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0055 animals per person | -11.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0055 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.004 animals per person | -26.6% |
| 1992 | 0.004 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0046 animals per person | +13.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0052 animals per person | +14.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0055 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0058 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0055 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0054 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0047 animals per person | -11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0053 animals per person | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 animals per person | -17.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0041 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.004 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0036 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0042 animals per person | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0038 animals per person | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0036 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0037 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.004 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 animals per person | +8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0048 animals per person | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 animals per person | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 animals per person | -11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0032 animals per person | -11.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0026 animals per person | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 animals per person | +33.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0033 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0033 animals per person | -1.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.0033 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 13% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.0033 animals per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 29% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0062 animals per person | 0.0057 animals per person | 0.0067 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0057 animals per person | 0.0051 animals per person | 0.0071 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0066 animals per person | 0.0055 animals per person | 0.008 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 animals per person | 0.004 animals per person | 0.0058 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 animals per person | 0.0035 animals per person | 0.0053 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 animals per person | 0.0026 animals per person | 0.0048 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0034 animals per person | 0.0033 animals per person | 0.0035 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More agriculture & rural data for Malaysia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.2303 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.2382 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0822 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,078 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.913 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malaysia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Malaysia was 0.0033 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.008 animals per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 animals per person in 2019.
- How does Malaysia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Malaysia ranks 175th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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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.