Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0053 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Puerto Rico, 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 Puerto Rico is 0.0053 animals per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Puerto Rico peaked at 0.0646 animals per person in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.0046 animals per person, in 2021.
Puerto Rico ranks 162nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0463 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0459 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.048 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 1964 | 0.049 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0551 animals per person | +12.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0574 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1967 | 0.0554 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0515 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0468 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0429 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0457 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0461 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0475 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0497 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0504 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0506 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0489 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0601 animals per person | +22.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0646 animals per person | +7.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0493 animals per person | -23.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0367 animals per person | -25.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0286 animals per person | -22.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0384 animals per person | +34.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0449 animals per person | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0404 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 1986 | 0.042 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0447 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0351 animals per person | -21.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0302 animals per person | -13.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0314 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0286 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0262 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0235 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0217 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.02 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0166 animals per person | -16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.019 animals per person | +14.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0162 animals per person | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.021 animals per person | +29.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0191 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 2001 | 0.016 animals per person | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0135 animals per person | -15.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0125 animals per person | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0128 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0131 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0122 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0113 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0105 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0097 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0073 animals per person | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0071 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0068 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0064 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0061 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0058 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0051 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0049 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0046 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0049 animals per person | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0054 animals per person | +9.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0053 animals per person | -1.8% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 0.0053 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 14% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 0.0053 animals per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 16% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0506 animals per person | 0.0459 animals per person | 0.0574 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0506 animals per person | 0.0429 animals per person | 0.0646 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.039 animals per person | 0.0286 animals per person | 0.0493 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0224 animals per person | 0.0162 animals per person | 0.0314 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0131 animals per person | 0.0097 animals per person | 0.0191 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0067 animals per person | 0.0051 animals per person | 0.0089 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.005 animals per person | 0.0046 animals per person | 0.0054 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 159 Saudi Arabia 0.0057 animals per person compare
- 160 Congo 0.0056 animals per person compare
- 161 Sierra Leone 0.0053 animals per person compare
- 163 Indonesia 0.0052 animals per person compare
- 164 North Korea 0.0051 animals per person compare
- 165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0051 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Puerto Rico
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0208 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.053 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 0.4415 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0069 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 278.57 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.05 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Puerto Rico?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Puerto Rico was 0.0053 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0646 animals per person in 1979.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0046 animals per person in 2021.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 162nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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)
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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.