Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Philippines
Philippines: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0076 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Philippines, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Philippines stood at 0.0076 animals per person.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Philippines peaked at 0.0237 animals per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.0071 animals per person, in 1984.
Philippines ranks 149th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0103 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.012 animals per person | +16.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0123 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0125 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0127 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0142 animals per person | +12.3% |
| 1967 | 0.012 animals per person | -15.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0111 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 1969 | 0.011 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0106 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0095 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0105 animals per person | +10.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0129 animals per person | +23.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0237 animals per person | +83.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0154 animals per person | -34.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0125 animals per person | -19.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0131 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0158 animals per person | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0152 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0143 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0092 animals per person | -35.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0073 animals per person | -20.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0073 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0071 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0073 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.008 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0083 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0082 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0083 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0079 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0074 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.008 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0084 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0089 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0095 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 animals per person | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0103 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0104 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0102 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0096 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0094 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0088 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0084 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.008 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0083 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0086 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0085 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0083 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0083 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0083 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0082 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0081 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.008 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0077 animals per person | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0078 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0076 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0076 animals per person | -0.1% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 0.0076 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 30% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 0.0076 animals per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 68% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Philippines 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +83.3% | 0.0129 animals per person | 0.0237 animals per person |
| 1981 | -35.5% | 0.0143 animals per person | 0.0092 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.012 animals per person | 0.0103 animals per person | 0.0142 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0139 animals per person | 0.0095 animals per person | 0.0237 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0085 animals per person | 0.0071 animals per person | 0.0143 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0088 animals per person | 0.0074 animals per person | 0.0104 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0088 animals per person | 0.008 animals per person | 0.0102 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 animals per person | 0.008 animals per person | 0.0086 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0076 animals per person | 0.0071 animals per person | 0.0078 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Philippines
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1665 % 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 0.0963 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1469 % 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 0.1092 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0859 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 358.34 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0874 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Philippines?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Philippines was 0.0076 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0237 animals per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0071 animals per person in 1984.
- How does Philippines rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Philippines ranks 149th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Philippines 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.