Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Pakistan
Pakistan: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0418 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Pakistan, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Pakistan stood at 0.0418 animals per person. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Pakistan peaked at 0.0418 animals per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0133 animals per person, in 1996.
Pakistan ranks 67th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0245 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0243 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0241 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 0.024 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0238 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0237 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0234 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0232 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0229 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0226 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0222 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0219 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0223 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0217 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0211 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0205 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.02 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0194 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0188 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0181 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0174 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0177 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0173 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 0.017 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0167 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0163 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1987 | 0.016 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.016 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0156 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0151 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0146 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0142 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.014 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0136 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0137 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0133 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0146 animals per person | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0145 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0143 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0142 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.014 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0139 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0138 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0138 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0137 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0184 animals per person | +34.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0184 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0187 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0189 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0192 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0195 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0199 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0339 animals per person | +70.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0309 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0333 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0363 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0371 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0378 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0385 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0392 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.04 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0409 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0418 animals per person | +2.2% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 0.0418 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 0.0418 animals per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 3.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Pakistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +70.5% | 0.0199 animals per person | 0.0339 animals per person |
| 2006 | +34.3% | 0.0137 animals per person | 0.0184 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0238 animals per person | 0.0229 animals per person | 0.0245 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.021 animals per person | 0.0188 animals per person | 0.0226 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0168 animals per person | 0.0156 animals per person | 0.0181 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0142 animals per person | 0.0133 animals per person | 0.0151 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0157 animals per person | 0.0137 animals per person | 0.0187 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0287 animals per person | 0.0189 animals per person | 0.0378 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0401 animals per person | 0.0385 animals per person | 0.0418 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More agriculture & rural data for Pakistan
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.7458 % 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 0.1185 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6407 % 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 0.1381 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2302 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 367.4 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.984 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Pakistan?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Pakistan was 0.0418 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0418 animals per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0133 animals per person in 1996.
- How does Pakistan rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Pakistan ranks 67th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.