Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mozambique
Mozambique: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0043 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mozambique, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 0.0043 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mozambique peaked at 0.0252 animals per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.003 animals per person, in 2006.
Mozambique ranks 172nd 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0241 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0244 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0246 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0248 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.025 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0247 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0249 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0247 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0249 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0248 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0248 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0247 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0246 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0244 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0252 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0213 animals per person | -15.4% |
| 1977 | 0.022 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0217 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0213 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0212 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0212 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0203 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0195 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0195 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0195 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0164 animals per person | -15.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0148 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0148 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.014 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0073 animals per person | -48.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.007 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0063 animals per person | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0056 animals per person | -10.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0058 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0053 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0052 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0048 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0044 animals per person | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 0.004 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0031 animals per person | -23.3% |
| 2003 | 0.004 animals per person | +29.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.003 animals per person | -22.7% |
| 2006 | 0.003 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 animals per person | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 animals per person | +18.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 animals per person | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0042 animals per person | +19.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0049 animals per person | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0043 animals per person | -11.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0046 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0046 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 animals per person | -16.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 animals per person | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0035 animals per person | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.004 animals per person | +15.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0044 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0048 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 animals per person | -9.2% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 0.0043 animals per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 16% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 0.0043 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 18% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mozambique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -48.3% | 0.014 animals per person | 0.0073 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0247 animals per person | 0.0241 animals per person | 0.025 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0235 animals per person | 0.0213 animals per person | 0.0252 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0181 animals per person | 0.014 animals per person | 0.0212 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0061 animals per person | 0.0048 animals per person | 0.0073 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0036 animals per person | 0.003 animals per person | 0.0044 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.004 animals per person | 0.0031 animals per person | 0.0049 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0042 animals per person | 0.0035 animals per person | 0.0048 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More agriculture & rural data for Mozambique
- 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 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.167 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.001 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0017 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2557 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2557 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 160.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mozambique?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Mozambique was 0.0043 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0252 animals per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 animals per person in 2006.
- How does Mozambique rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Mozambique ranks 172nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.