Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Peru
Peru: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0403 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Peru, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Peru recorded 0.0403 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Peru peaked at 0.0585 animals per person in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.0253 animals per person, in 1994.
That places Peru 72nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Peru, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0526 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0509 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0459 animals per person | -9.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0585 animals per person | +27.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0531 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0523 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0512 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.051 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 0.0528 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0526 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0539 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0503 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0485 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0477 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0466 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0457 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0439 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1978 | 0.044 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0416 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0397 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0404 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0389 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0464 animals per person | +19.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0402 animals per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0372 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0327 animals per person | -12.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0354 animals per person | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0385 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.037 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0389 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 0.035 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0307 animals per person | -12.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0285 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0253 animals per person | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0257 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0255 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0278 animals per person | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0288 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0341 animals per person | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0329 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0341 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0349 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0358 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0366 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0382 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0398 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0399 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0401 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0404 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0419 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0432 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0446 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0461 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0457 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0449 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0442 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0425 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0423 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0418 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0381 animals per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0393 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0393 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0397 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0403 animals per person | +1.6% |
Peru compared with similar countries
- Peru's 0.0403 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Peru's 0.0403 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.052 animals per person | 0.0459 animals per person | 0.0585 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0475 animals per person | 0.0416 animals per person | 0.0539 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0386 animals per person | 0.0327 animals per person | 0.0464 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.03 animals per person | 0.0253 animals per person | 0.0389 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0373 animals per person | 0.0329 animals per person | 0.0404 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0437 animals per person | 0.0418 animals per person | 0.0461 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0394 animals per person | 0.0381 animals per person | 0.0403 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Peru
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.41 % 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 0.2012 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6858 % 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 0.6636 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 637.02 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Peru?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Peru was 0.0403 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0585 animals per person in 1964.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0253 animals per person in 1994.
- How does Peru rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Peru ranks 72nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Peru 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.