Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Niger
Niger: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0086 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Niger, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Niger recorded 0.0086 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Niger peaked at 0.0864 animals per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0084 animals per person, in 2011.
Niger ranks 141st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Niger, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0527 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0468 animals per person | -11.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0536 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0559 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0543 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0591 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0673 animals per person | +14.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0818 animals per person | +21.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0664 animals per person | -18.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0559 animals per person | -15.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0544 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0514 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0453 animals per person | -11.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0475 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1975 | 0.0555 animals per person | +16.7% |
| 1976 | 0.045 animals per person | -18.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0715 animals per person | +58.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0712 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0557 animals per person | -21.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0864 animals per person | +54.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0848 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0778 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 1983 | 0.075 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0742 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0639 animals per person | -13.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0528 animals per person | -17.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0569 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0588 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.06 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0579 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0562 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0654 animals per person | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0661 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0667 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.051 animals per person | -23.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0772 animals per person | +51.4% |
| 1997 | 0.074 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0757 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0785 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0101 animals per person | -87.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0091 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0089 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 animals per person | +10.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0111 animals per person | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0112 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0089 animals per person | -20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0087 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0089 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0099 animals per person | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0084 animals per person | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0085 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.009 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0097 animals per person | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0097 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0096 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0086 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0091 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.01 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0098 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0096 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0086 animals per person | -10.5% |
Niger compared with similar countries
- Niger's 0.0086 animals per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Niger's 0.0086 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 35% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Niger 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -87.2% | 0.0785 animals per person | 0.0101 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0598 animals per person | 0.0468 animals per person | 0.0818 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0554 animals per person | 0.045 animals per person | 0.0715 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0691 animals per person | 0.0528 animals per person | 0.0864 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0669 animals per person | 0.051 animals per person | 0.0785 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0096 animals per person | 0.0087 animals per person | 0.0112 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 animals per person | 0.0084 animals per person | 0.0099 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0095 animals per person | 0.0086 animals per person | 0.01 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niger
- 138 East Timor 0.0095 animals per person compare
- 139 Palestine 0.0093 animals per person compare
- 140 Ghana 0.009 animals per person compare
- 142 Cape Verde 0.0085 animals per person compare
- 143 Japan 0.0083 animals per person compare
- 144 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0082 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Niger
- 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 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.6381 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0022 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.67 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.4759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Niger?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Niger was 0.0086 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0864 animals per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Niger?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0084 animals per person in 2011.
- How does Niger rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Niger ranks 141st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Niger?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Niger 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.