Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.8852 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in New Zealand, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.8852 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 1.24 animals per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.8047 animals per person, in 1984.
New Zealand ranks 1st of 190 countries on this measure, 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 New Zealand, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.9478 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 1.06 animals per person | +12.1% |
| 1963 | 1.06 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 1.04 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 0.9012 animals per person | -13.0% |
| 1966 | 0.8412 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.8876 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 1968 | 0.988 animals per person | +11.3% |
| 1969 | 1.09 animals per person | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 1.11 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1971 | 1.01 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 1972 | 0.9735 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1973 | 1.04 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 1 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 1.16 animals per person | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 1.24 animals per person | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 1.14 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 1978 | 1.17 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.03 animals per person | -11.6% |
| 1980 | 0.9573 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1981 | 0.977 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.03 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 0.9749 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.8047 animals per person | -17.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8676 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.8731 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.9718 animals per person | +11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9677 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.9706 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8125 animals per person | -16.3% |
| 1991 | 0.8191 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.8242 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.8265 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8086 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8539 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 1.02 animals per person | +20.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9952 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 1.02 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9267 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9118 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8438 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.8641 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9308 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.03 animals per person | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9415 animals per person | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.8797 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.873 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.8654 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9125 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8774 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8929 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8749 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9097 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9509 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 1.03 animals per person | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9106 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8925 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.906 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9117 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9303 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9018 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8914 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.8852 animals per person | -0.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.8852 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 24.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.8852 animals per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 79.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9803 animals per person | 0.8412 animals per person | 1.09 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.09 animals per person | 0.9735 animals per person | 1.24 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.9393 animals per person | 0.8047 animals per person | 1.03 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8908 animals per person | 0.8086 animals per person | 1.02 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9053 animals per person | 0.8438 animals per person | 1.03 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9257 animals per person | 0.8749 animals per person | 1.03 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9041 animals per person | 0.8852 animals per person | 0.9303 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for New Zealand
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.54 % 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 0.1262 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.76 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -10.07 % change on previous year (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,976 current US$ per person (2023)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.275 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in New Zealand?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in New Zealand was 0.8852 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.24 animals per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8047 animals per person in 1984.
- How does New Zealand rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.