Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Portugal
Portugal: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0376 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Portugal, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 0.0376 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Portugal peaked at 0.0585 animals per person in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.0328 animals per person, in 2014.
That places Portugal 78th 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0452 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0472 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0431 animals per person | -8.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0387 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0485 animals per person | +25.4% |
| 1966 | 0.047 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0346 animals per person | -26.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0374 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0542 animals per person | +45.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0585 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0494 animals per person | -15.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0445 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0486 animals per person | +9.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0478 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0561 animals per person | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 0.042 animals per person | -25.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0391 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0477 animals per person | +22.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0453 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0436 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0522 animals per person | +19.8% |
| 1982 | 0.057 animals per person | +9.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0486 animals per person | -14.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0451 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0467 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0484 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0461 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0488 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0582 animals per person | +19.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0506 animals per person | -13.0% |
| 1991 | 0.054 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.053 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0498 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0382 animals per person | -23.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0395 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0389 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.046 animals per person | +18.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0405 animals per person | -11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0404 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0406 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0384 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0421 animals per person | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0415 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0447 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0458 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0417 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0355 animals per person | -14.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0426 animals per person | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0422 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.038 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0393 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0389 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0349 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0328 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0351 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0365 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0367 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0373 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0359 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0382 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0402 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0409 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0377 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0376 animals per person | -0.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.0376 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.0376 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 74% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.044 animals per person | 0.0346 animals per person | 0.0542 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0479 animals per person | 0.0391 animals per person | 0.0585 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0495 animals per person | 0.0436 animals per person | 0.0582 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0451 animals per person | 0.0382 animals per person | 0.054 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0415 animals per person | 0.0355 animals per person | 0.0458 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0365 animals per person | 0.0328 animals per person | 0.0393 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0389 animals per person | 0.0376 animals per person | 0.0409 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Portugal
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.449 % 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 0.1718 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.9315 % 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 0.3789 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0196 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 628.85 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5936 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Portugal?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Portugal was 0.0376 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0585 animals per person in 1970.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0328 animals per person in 2014.
- How does Portugal rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Portugal ranks 78th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal 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.