Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mexico
Mexico: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0682 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mexico, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mexico stood at 0.0682 animals per person.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mexico peaked at 0.0823 animals per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0501 animals per person, in 1974.
Mexico ranks 34th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mexico, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0594 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.068 animals per person | +14.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0685 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0692 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0683 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0674 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0665 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0655 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0641 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1970 | 0.06 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1971 | 0.057 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0564 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0509 animals per person | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0501 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.056 animals per person | +11.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0633 animals per person | +13.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0689 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 1978 | 0.064 animals per person | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0546 animals per person | -14.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0585 animals per person | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 0.066 animals per person | +12.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0684 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0677 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0646 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0622 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0823 animals per person | +32.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0758 animals per person | -7.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0679 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0683 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.064 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0704 animals per person | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0689 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0662 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0727 animals per person | +9.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0759 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0697 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0673 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0688 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.071 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0707 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0709 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.07 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0698 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0733 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0725 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0733 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0733 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0732 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0739 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0749 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0763 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0763 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0743 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0718 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0704 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0651 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0651 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0653 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0656 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0663 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0671 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0674 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0679 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0682 animals per person | +0.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 0.0682 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 2.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 0.0682 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 2.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +32.4% | 0.0622 animals per person | 0.0823 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0663 animals per person | 0.0594 animals per person | 0.0692 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0581 animals per person | 0.0501 animals per person | 0.0689 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0682 animals per person | 0.0585 animals per person | 0.0823 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0695 animals per person | 0.064 animals per person | 0.0759 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0721 animals per person | 0.0698 animals per person | 0.0739 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0705 animals per person | 0.0651 animals per person | 0.0763 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0674 animals per person | 0.0663 animals per person | 0.0682 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More agriculture & rural data for Mexico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2797 % 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 0.168 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0035 % 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 0.7321 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4963 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 539.47 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5998 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mexico?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mexico was 0.0682 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0823 animals per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0501 animals per person in 1974.
- How does Mexico rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Mexico ranks 34th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.