Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Paraguay
Paraguay: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.3336 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Paraguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Paraguay is 0.3336 animals per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Paraguay peaked at 0.3631 animals per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1536 animals per person, in 1985.
Paraguay ranks 4th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Paraguay, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.3515 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.3213 animals per person | -8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2854 animals per person | -11.2% |
| 1964 | 0.2983 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 0.3193 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 1966 | 0.3099 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3027 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1968 | 0.2868 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2739 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 0.2939 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2846 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.2748 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 0.223 animals per person | -18.9% |
| 1974 | 0.2201 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1851 animals per person | -15.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1948 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2247 animals per person | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 0.2056 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 0.1943 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1851 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1981 | 0.1765 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1686 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 1983 | 0.1711 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.1555 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1536 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.1596 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0.163 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1909 animals per person | +17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.2436 animals per person | +27.6% |
| 1990 | 0.2601 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1991 | 0.2932 animals per person | +12.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3056 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 0.2865 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.2148 animals per person | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2119 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.2153 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.2294 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2312 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2177 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.23 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 0.2259 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2254 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2182 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2026 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2317 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2766 animals per person | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1873 animals per person | -32.3% |
| 2008 | 0.2056 animals per person | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.2166 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2353 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.2353 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2102 animals per person | -10.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2711 animals per person | +29.0% |
| 2014 | 0.329 animals per person | +21.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3067 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3206 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3631 animals per person | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3249 animals per person | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3066 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3216 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3553 animals per person | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3394 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2909 animals per person | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3336 animals per person | +14.7% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 0.3336 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 13.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 0.3336 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 9.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3054 animals per person | 0.2739 animals per person | 0.3515 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.2301 animals per person | 0.1851 animals per person | 0.2939 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1768 animals per person | 0.1536 animals per person | 0.2436 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2466 animals per person | 0.2119 animals per person | 0.3056 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.222 animals per person | 0.1873 animals per person | 0.2766 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2903 animals per person | 0.2102 animals per person | 0.3631 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3282 animals per person | 0.2909 animals per person | 0.3553 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Paraguay
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.46 % 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 0.6888 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4162 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 2.4 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 817.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5603 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Paraguay?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Paraguay was 0.3336 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3631 animals per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1536 animals per person in 1985.
- How does Paraguay rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Paraguay ranks 4th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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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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.