Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Rwanda
Rwanda: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0329 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda is 0.0329 animals per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Rwanda peaked at 0.0362 animals per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0126 animals per person, in 1961.
That places Rwanda 84th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0126 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0129 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0147 animals per person | +14.0% |
| 1964 | 0.015 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0148 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0165 animals per person | +11.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0174 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.016 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0161 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0158 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0156 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0156 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0147 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0179 animals per person | +21.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0221 animals per person | +23.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0211 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0211 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0211 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0212 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.022 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0233 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0221 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0217 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0213 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0222 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0199 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0178 animals per person | -10.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0187 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0187 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0184 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0183 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0164 animals per person | -10.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0144 animals per person | -12.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0147 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0176 animals per person | +19.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0164 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0168 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0186 animals per person | +10.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0209 animals per person | +12.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0201 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0226 animals per person | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0226 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0265 animals per person | +17.0% |
| 2004 | 0.025 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0254 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0296 animals per person | +16.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0314 animals per person | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0362 animals per person | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0338 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0339 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0317 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0314 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0306 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0297 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0332 animals per person | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0294 animals per person | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0273 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0302 animals per person | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0321 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0361 animals per person | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0332 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0311 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0313 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0329 animals per person | +4.9% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 0.0329 animals per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 0.0329 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0151 animals per person | 0.0126 animals per person | 0.0174 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0186 animals per person | 0.0147 animals per person | 0.0221 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0208 animals per person | 0.0178 animals per person | 0.0233 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0173 animals per person | 0.0144 animals per person | 0.0209 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0273 animals per person | 0.0201 animals per person | 0.0362 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0309 animals per person | 0.0273 animals per person | 0.0339 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0329 animals per person | 0.0311 animals per person | 0.0361 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Rwanda
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1167 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1421 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.203 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 228.16 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.6953 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Rwanda?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Rwanda was 0.0329 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0362 animals per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0126 animals per person in 1961.
- How does Rwanda rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Rwanda ranks 84th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.