Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Norway
Norway: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0547 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Norway, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Norway recorded 0.0547 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Norway peaked at 0.151 animals per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0547 animals per person, in 2016.
Norway ranks 50th 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1416 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.151 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 0.1351 animals per person | -10.5% |
| 1964 | 0.1291 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1196 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 1966 | 0.1169 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.1106 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1005 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1036 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1006 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0955 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0899 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0926 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1013 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0993 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0829 animals per person | -16.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0851 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0858 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0882 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0846 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0891 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 0.1021 animals per person | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0977 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0907 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0936 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0896 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0894 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0827 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0792 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0843 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0801 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0835 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0816 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0821 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0778 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0776 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0795 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.08 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.087 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0852 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0775 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0763 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0736 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0732 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.072 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0716 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0681 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0682 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0647 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0628 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0617 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0586 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0615 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0565 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0548 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0547 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0565 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0603 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0572 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 0.055 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0555 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0582 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0578 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0547 animals per person | -5.3% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.0547 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.0547 animals per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1231 animals per person | 0.1005 animals per person | 0.151 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0921 animals per person | 0.0829 animals per person | 0.1013 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0899 animals per person | 0.0792 animals per person | 0.1021 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0813 animals per person | 0.0776 animals per person | 0.087 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0731 animals per person | 0.0647 animals per person | 0.0852 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0584 animals per person | 0.0547 animals per person | 0.0628 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0562 animals per person | 0.0547 animals per person | 0.0582 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More agriculture & rural data for Norway
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.0406 % 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 0.1441 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.049 % 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 0.1751 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,553 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.7644 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Norway?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Norway was 0.0547 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.151 animals per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0547 animals per person in 2016.
- How does Norway rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Norway ranks 50th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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)
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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.