Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0057 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saudi Arabia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0057 animals per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.0246 animals per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 animals per person, in 2005.
Saudi Arabia ranks 159th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0158 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0156 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0158 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0159 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 0.016 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0161 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0163 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0153 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 1969 | 0.0165 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0176 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0213 animals per person | +21.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0215 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0202 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0207 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0204 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0246 animals per person | +20.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0204 animals per person | -17.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0183 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0174 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0176 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.016 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0155 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0199 animals per person | +28.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0235 animals per person | +18.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0215 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0206 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0138 animals per person | -32.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0135 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0133 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0122 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0116 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0113 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0116 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0115 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0113 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.008 animals per person | -29.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 animals per person | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0072 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0072 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0069 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0066 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0063 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.006 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0057 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0054 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0065 animals per person | +15.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0087 animals per person | +39.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0092 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 animals per person | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0094 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0071 animals per person | -24.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0068 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0067 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0067 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.009 animals per person | +33.9% |
| 2019 | 0.008 animals per person | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0066 animals per person | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0061 animals per person | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0061 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0059 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0057 animals per person | -2.3% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0057 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 16% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 0.0057 animals per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 42% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saudi Arabia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +39.6% | 0.0062 animals per person | 0.0087 animals per person |
| 2018 | +33.9% | 0.0067 animals per person | 0.009 animals per person |
| 1983 | +28.2% | 0.0155 animals per person | 0.0199 animals per person |
| 1987 | -32.9% | 0.0206 animals per person | 0.0138 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0159 animals per person | 0.0153 animals per person | 0.0165 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0202 animals per person | 0.0174 animals per person | 0.0246 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0175 animals per person | 0.0133 animals per person | 0.0235 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0099 animals per person | 0.0067 animals per person | 0.0122 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0064 animals per person | 0.0054 animals per person | 0.0087 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 animals per person | 0.0067 animals per person | 0.0097 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0061 animals per person | 0.0057 animals per person | 0.0066 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More agriculture & rural data for Saudi Arabia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2322 % 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 0.0992 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0065 % 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 3.72 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0259 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 894.48 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saudi Arabia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Saudi Arabia was 0.0057 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0246 animals per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 animals per person in 2005.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 159th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.