Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Romania
Romania: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0295 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Romania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Romania recorded 0.0295 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Romania peaked at 0.0999 animals per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0221 animals per person, in 2019.
Romania ranks 92nd of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0775 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0836 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0752 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0741 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0669 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0783 animals per person | +17.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0836 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 1968 | 0.092 animals per person | +10.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0825 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0751 animals per person | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0701 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0733 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0871 animals per person | +18.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0823 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0822 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0835 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0901 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.087 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0966 animals per person | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0867 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 1981 | 0.085 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0667 animals per person | -21.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0532 animals per person | -20.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0618 animals per person | +16.3% |
| 1985 | 0.066 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0525 animals per person | -20.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0566 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0542 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0604 animals per person | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0931 animals per person | +54.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0999 animals per person | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0754 animals per person | -24.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0702 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0692 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0656 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0567 animals per person | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0583 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0653 animals per person | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0656 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0622 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0641 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0569 animals per person | -11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0512 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0474 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0594 animals per person | +25.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0546 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 0.057 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0524 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0467 animals per person | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0466 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0434 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0352 animals per person | -18.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0306 animals per person | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0336 animals per person | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0366 animals per person | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0363 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0346 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0238 animals per person | -31.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0221 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0324 animals per person | +46.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0326 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0323 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0308 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0295 animals per person | -4.4% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0295 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 80% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0295 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 58% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0793 animals per person | 0.0669 animals per person | 0.092 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0827 animals per person | 0.0701 animals per person | 0.0966 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0643 animals per person | 0.0525 animals per person | 0.0867 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0719 animals per person | 0.0567 animals per person | 0.0999 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0552 animals per person | 0.0467 animals per person | 0.0641 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0343 animals per person | 0.0221 animals per person | 0.0466 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0315 animals per person | 0.0295 animals per person | 0.0326 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Romania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.7 % 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 0.4354 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.8 % 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 0.6361 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 19.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 676.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1768 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Romania?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Romania was 0.0295 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0999 animals per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0221 animals per person in 2019.
- How does Romania rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Romania ranks 92nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania 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.