Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Moldova
Moldova: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0075 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Moldova is 0.0075 animals per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and down 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Moldova peaked at 0.1218 animals per person in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0059 animals per person, in 2022.
Moldova ranks 151st of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.1207 animals per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.1209 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1218 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.118 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0992 animals per person | -15.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0743 animals per person | -25.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0566 animals per person | -23.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0563 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0409 animals per person | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0411 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.042 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0431 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0421 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0412 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0396 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0404 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0279 animals per person | -30.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0297 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0273 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 0.026 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0256 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0261 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0237 animals per person | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0227 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0228 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0222 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0207 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0231 animals per person | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0076 animals per person | -67.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0059 animals per person | -23.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0075 animals per person | +10.3% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.0075 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 30% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.0075 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 15% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Moldova 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -67.1% | 0.0231 animals per person | 0.0076 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.096 animals per person | 0.0563 animals per person | 0.1218 animals per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0388 animals per person | 0.0279 animals per person | 0.0431 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.024 animals per person | 0.0207 animals per person | 0.0273 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 animals per person | 0.0059 animals per person | 0.0077 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 148 Gambia 0.0078 animals per person compare
- 149 Philippines 0.0076 animals per person compare
- 150 Sri Lanka 0.0075 animals per person compare
- 152 Madagascar 0.0074 animals per person compare
- 153 Malta 0.0071 animals per person compare
- 154 Cote d'Ivoire 0.007 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Moldova
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3742 % 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 0.8329 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2584 % 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 0.9732 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0738 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.96 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Moldova?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Moldova was 0.0075 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1218 animals per person in 1994.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0059 animals per person in 2022.
- How does Moldova rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Moldova ranks 151st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Moldova 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.