Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Namibia
Namibia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0377 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Namibia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 0.0377 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 25.8% on the previous year and down 40.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Namibia peaked at 0.231 animals per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.032 animals per person, in 2021.
Namibia ranks 77th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1118 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1218 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 1963 | 0.1223 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.1319 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1965 | 0.1362 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 0.1771 animals per person | +30.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1868 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1957 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1997 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1979 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1971 | 0.196 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1939 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1918 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1896 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0888 animals per person | -53.2% |
| 1976 | 0.1442 animals per person | +62.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1617 animals per person | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1677 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 0.2018 animals per person | +20.3% |
| 1980 | 0.231 animals per person | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1438 animals per person | -37.8% |
| 1982 | 0.137 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1488 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 0.1467 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1492 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1431 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1405 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 0.138 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 0.1422 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.1306 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.1402 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1427 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1465 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.1384 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1346 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1329 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0794 animals per person | -40.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0979 animals per person | +23.3% |
| 1999 | 0.1126 animals per person | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1499 animals per person | +33.1% |
| 2001 | 0.133 animals per person | -11.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1111 animals per person | -16.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1121 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0944 animals per person | -15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0852 animals per person | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0728 animals per person | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0694 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0734 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0702 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0691 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0638 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0565 animals per person | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0629 animals per person | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0634 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0555 animals per person | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0533 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0547 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0462 animals per person | -15.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0439 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0336 animals per person | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 0.032 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0353 animals per person | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0508 animals per person | +44.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0377 animals per person | -25.8% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 0.0377 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 0.0377 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Namibia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +62.4% | 0.0888 animals per person | 0.1442 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1537 animals per person | 0.1118 animals per person | 0.1997 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1734 animals per person | 0.0888 animals per person | 0.2018 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.152 animals per person | 0.137 animals per person | 0.231 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1256 animals per person | 0.0794 animals per person | 0.1465 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0971 animals per person | 0.0694 animals per person | 0.1499 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0569 animals per person | 0.0439 animals per person | 0.0691 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0379 animals per person | 0.032 animals per person | 0.0508 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More agriculture & rural data for Namibia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0369 % 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 0.5257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0015 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0026 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 12.81 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0699 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 340.78 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Namibia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Namibia was 0.0377 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.231 animals per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.032 animals per person in 2021.
- How does Namibia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Namibia ranks 77th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Namibia 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.