Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Poland
Poland: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0582 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Poland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Poland stood at 0.0582 animals per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.8% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Poland peaked at 0.159 animals per person in 1969 and was at its lowest, 0.0329 animals per person, in 2005.
Poland ranks 46th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Poland, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1417 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.148 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1519 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 0.1502 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.1371 animals per person | -8.7% |
| 1966 | 0.1345 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.1405 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1494 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 1969 | 0.159 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 0.1472 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1349 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 0.1221 animals per person | -9.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1215 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1343 animals per person | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 0.143 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1474 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1245 animals per person | -15.5% |
| 1978 | 0.13 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1392 animals per person | +7.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1395 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1057 animals per person | -24.2% |
| 1982 | 0.1254 animals per person | +18.6% |
| 1983 | 0.118 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 1984 | 0.1182 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.1153 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 0.1155 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1075 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0929 animals per person | -13.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0884 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 1990 | 0.1117 animals per person | +26.4% |
| 1991 | 0.1062 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0957 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0916 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0824 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0679 animals per person | -17.6% |
| 1996 | 0.069 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0663 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0664 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0599 animals per person | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0516 animals per person | -13.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0494 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0502 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.051 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0511 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0329 animals per person | -35.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0379 animals per person | +14.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0404 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0439 animals per person | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0438 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0423 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0425 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0408 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.036 animals per person | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0436 animals per person | +21.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0449 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.047 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0509 animals per person | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0512 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0489 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0494 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0505 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0486 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.047 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0582 animals per person | +23.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.0582 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.0582 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 | 0.1458 animals per person | 0.1345 animals per person | 0.159 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1344 animals per person | 0.1215 animals per person | 0.1474 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1126 animals per person | 0.0884 animals per person | 0.1395 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0817 animals per person | 0.0599 animals per person | 0.1117 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0452 animals per person | 0.0329 animals per person | 0.0516 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0448 animals per person | 0.036 animals per person | 0.0512 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0507 animals per person | 0.047 animals per person | 0.0582 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Poland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.3697 % 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 0.3204 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4891 % 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 0.3881 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 697.32 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6232 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Poland?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Poland was 0.0582 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.159 animals per person in 1969.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0329 animals per person in 2005.
- How does Poland rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Poland ranks 46th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland 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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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.