Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Morocco
Morocco: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0333 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Morocco, 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 Morocco is 0.0333 animals per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Morocco peaked at 0.0537 animals per person in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.0226 animals per person, in 1985.
That places Morocco 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Morocco, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0493 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0503 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0449 animals per person | -10.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0401 animals per person | -10.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0437 animals per person | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 0.0458 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0484 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0508 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0529 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0522 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0516 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0526 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0537 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0489 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0452 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0389 animals per person | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0366 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0352 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0353 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0403 animals per person | +14.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0446 animals per person | +10.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0463 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0333 animals per person | -28.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0313 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0226 animals per person | -27.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0272 animals per person | +20.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0306 animals per person | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0309 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0336 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0366 animals per person | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0367 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0428 animals per person | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0445 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0315 animals per person | -29.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0299 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.024 animals per person | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0261 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0243 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.025 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0281 animals per person | +12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0279 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0291 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0281 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.027 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0277 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.025 animals per person | -9.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0271 animals per person | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0302 animals per person | +11.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0306 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0293 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0311 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0314 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0384 animals per person | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0354 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0388 animals per person | +9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0408 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.04 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0412 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0402 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.041 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0387 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0378 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0371 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0333 animals per person | -10.2% |
Morocco compared with similar countries
- Morocco's 0.0333 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Morocco's 0.0333 animals per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 2.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0474 animals per person | 0.0401 animals per person | 0.0529 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.045 animals per person | 0.0352 animals per person | 0.0537 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0341 animals per person | 0.0226 animals per person | 0.0463 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0321 animals per person | 0.024 animals per person | 0.0445 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0281 animals per person | 0.025 animals per person | 0.0306 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0367 animals per person | 0.0293 animals per person | 0.0412 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0376 animals per person | 0.0333 animals per person | 0.041 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Morocco
More agriculture & rural data for Morocco
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2253 % 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 0.2425 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0693 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.789 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1055 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 500.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0275 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Morocco?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Morocco was 0.0333 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0537 animals per person in 1973.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0226 animals per person in 1985.
- How does Morocco rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Morocco ranks 83rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Morocco 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.