Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Myanmar
Myanmar: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0112 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Myanmar, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Myanmar stood at 0.0112 animals per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 60.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Myanmar peaked at 0.0325 animals per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 animals per person, in 1995.
That places Myanmar 131st 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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0189 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0187 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0196 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0205 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0211 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1966 | 0.0196 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1967 | 0.0198 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0202 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0202 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0201 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0201 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0202 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0202 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0197 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0197 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0196 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0196 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0199 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0204 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0206 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0209 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0212 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0212 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0212 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0212 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0209 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0209 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0209 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0187 animals per person | -10.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0092 animals per person | -50.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0093 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.009 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0086 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.008 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0075 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0082 animals per person | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0092 animals per person | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0102 animals per person | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0088 animals per person | -13.3% |
| 2000 | 0.01 animals per person | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0105 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 0.011 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0131 animals per person | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0132 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0133 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0135 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0184 animals per person | +36.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0196 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0199 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0272 animals per person | +36.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0283 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0288 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0286 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0282 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0317 animals per person | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0312 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0325 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0183 animals per person | -43.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0102 animals per person | -44.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0114 animals per person | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0114 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0115 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0113 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0112 animals per person | -0.7% |
Myanmar compared with similar countries
- Myanmar's 0.0112 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 41% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Myanmar's 0.0112 animals per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Myanmar 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 | -50.9% | 0.0187 animals per person | 0.0092 animals per person |
| 2019 | -44.2% | 0.0183 animals per person | 0.0102 animals per person |
| 2018 | -43.5% | 0.0325 animals per person | 0.0183 animals per person |
| 2010 | +36.9% | 0.0199 animals per person | 0.0272 animals per person |
| 2007 | +36.6% | 0.0135 animals per person | 0.0184 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0199 animals per person | 0.0187 animals per person | 0.0211 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0199 animals per person | 0.0196 animals per person | 0.0204 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0208 animals per person | 0.0187 animals per person | 0.0212 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0088 animals per person | 0.0075 animals per person | 0.0102 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0142 animals per person | 0.01 animals per person | 0.0199 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0265 animals per person | 0.0102 animals per person | 0.0325 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0113 animals per person | 0.0112 animals per person | 0.0115 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More agriculture & rural data for Myanmar
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2266 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0981 % 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 0.336 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 376.69 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4495 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Myanmar?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Myanmar was 0.0112 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0325 animals per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 animals per person in 1995.
- How does Myanmar rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Myanmar ranks 131st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.