Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.007 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Macedonia, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 0.007 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 64.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Macedonia peaked at 0.046 animals per person in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0068 animals per person, in 2022.
North Macedonia ranks 155th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.0369 animals per person | — |
| 1993 | 0.0418 animals per person | +13.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0402 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0455 animals per person | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0353 animals per person | -22.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0381 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0319 animals per person | -16.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0347 animals per person | +8.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0316 animals per person | -9.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0315 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0313 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 0.046 animals per person | +47.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0332 animals per person | -27.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0289 animals per person | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0281 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0272 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0274 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0276 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0281 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.021 animals per person | -25.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0198 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0219 animals per person | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0197 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0157 animals per person | -20.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0168 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.019 animals per person | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0111 animals per person | -41.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0107 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0102 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0092 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0068 animals per person | -25.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.007 animals per person | +2.7% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 0.007 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 28% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 0.007 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 14% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.038 animals per person | 0.0319 animals per person | 0.0455 animals per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0313 animals per person | 0.0272 animals per person | 0.046 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0184 animals per person | 0.0107 animals per person | 0.0281 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 animals per person | 0.0068 animals per person | 0.0102 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near North Macedonia
More agriculture & rural data for North Macedonia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1759 % 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 0.2493 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1515 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.6876 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 10.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 626.97 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Macedonia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in North Macedonia was 0.007 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.046 animals per person in 2003.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0068 animals per person in 2022.
- How does North Macedonia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- North Macedonia ranks 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.