Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sweden
Sweden: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.041 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sweden, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 0.041 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sweden peaked at 0.1595 animals per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0402 animals per person, in 2022.
Sweden ranks 71st 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 Sweden, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1458 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1567 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 1963 | 0.1595 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1379 animals per person | -13.5% |
| 1965 | 0.1198 animals per person | -13.1% |
| 1966 | 0.1279 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1166 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 1968 | 0.1012 animals per person | -13.2% |
| 1969 | 0.1064 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1049 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0915 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0766 animals per person | -16.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0772 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0883 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0861 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0858 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0826 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0806 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0818 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0847 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0859 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0879 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0877 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0856 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0884 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0824 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0713 animals per person | -13.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0641 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 1989 | 0.068 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0687 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0633 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0595 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.061 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0603 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0602 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0581 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.065 animals per person | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0608 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0585 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0596 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.056 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0568 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0542 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0547 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0516 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0513 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0492 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0467 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0494 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0481 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0483 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0441 animals per person | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0435 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0444 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0476 animals per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0414 animals per person | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0404 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0428 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.043 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0429 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0404 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0402 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0409 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.041 animals per person | +0.4% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.041 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.041 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 81% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1302 animals per person | 0.1012 animals per person | 0.1595 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0855 animals per person | 0.0766 animals per person | 0.1049 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0806 animals per person | 0.0641 animals per person | 0.0884 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0615 animals per person | 0.0581 animals per person | 0.0687 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0529 animals per person | 0.0467 animals per person | 0.0596 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0444 animals per person | 0.0404 animals per person | 0.0483 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0411 animals per person | 0.0402 animals per person | 0.0429 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More agriculture & rural data for Sweden
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1326 % 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 0.2381 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0424 % 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 0.2827 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 15.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.015 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 949.09 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sweden?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Sweden was 0.041 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1595 animals per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0402 animals per person in 2022.
- How does Sweden rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Sweden ranks 71st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden 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.