Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mongolia
Mongolia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.2433 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mongolia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mongolia stood at 0.2433 animals per person.
That represents a change of down 30.6% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mongolia peaked at 0.4508 animals per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.14 animals per person, in 2010.
That places Mongolia 7th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Mongolia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4508 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3073 animals per person | -31.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2473 animals per person | -19.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2636 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1965 | 0.2917 animals per person | +10.7% |
| 1966 | 0.3145 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3325 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 0.2846 animals per person | -14.4% |
| 1969 | 0.2947 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 0.2918 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2662 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3292 animals per person | +23.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2668 animals per person | -19.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2725 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2956 animals per person | +8.5% |
| 1976 | 0.3225 animals per person | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.2874 animals per person | -10.9% |
| 1978 | 0.3162 animals per person | +10.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3258 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3156 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1981 | 0.2869 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2633 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.2679 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 0.2588 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 0.255 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.2604 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.258 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 0.2673 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2525 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2505 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 0.3162 animals per person | +26.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2813 animals per person | -11.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2213 animals per person | -21.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2101 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 0.2355 animals per person | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3005 animals per person | +27.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3043 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3252 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3434 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3712 animals per person | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 0.2273 animals per person | -38.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2052 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.1567 animals per person | -23.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1811 animals per person | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1534 animals per person | -15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1432 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1546 animals per person | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1738 animals per person | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1917 animals per person | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 0.14 animals per person | -27.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1602 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1582 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1552 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2131 animals per person | +37.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2299 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2558 animals per person | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2549 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3124 animals per person | +22.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2888 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3966 animals per person | +37.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2658 animals per person | -33.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3213 animals per person | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3508 animals per person | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 0.2433 animals per person | -30.6% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.2433 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 9.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.2433 animals per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 21.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3097 animals per person | 0.2473 animals per person | 0.4508 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2974 animals per person | 0.2662 animals per person | 0.3292 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2686 animals per person | 0.2525 animals per person | 0.3156 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2788 animals per person | 0.2101 animals per person | 0.3434 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1958 animals per person | 0.1432 animals per person | 0.3712 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2168 animals per person | 0.14 animals per person | 0.3124 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3156 animals per person | 0.2433 animals per person | 0.3966 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -3.69 % 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 0.2748 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.3236 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0044 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 31.07 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mongolia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mongolia was 0.2433 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4508 animals per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.14 animals per person in 2010.
- How does Mongolia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Mongolia ranks 7th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia 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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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.