Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0669 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Switzerland, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0669 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.153 animals per person in 1962 and was at its lowest, 0.0669 animals per person, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.149 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.153 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 0.1466 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 1964 | 0.1342 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1315 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1329 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.1315 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.1333 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 0.1261 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1970 | 0.1317 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1321 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 0.1183 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 1973 | 0.1185 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1283 animals per person | +8.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1268 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1976 | 0.132 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1319 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1314 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.1379 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1429 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.1323 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 1982 | 0.1326 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1244 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1298 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.1306 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.1289 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1316 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.1173 animals per person | -10.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1158 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.1176 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.1233 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1193 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1117 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 0.1019 animals per person | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 0.1047 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.1146 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1098 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.105 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.104 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0912 animals per person | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 0.094 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0943 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0915 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0869 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0838 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0846 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0815 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0816 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.084 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0833 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.083 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0814 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0801 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0793 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.076 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0752 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0717 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0738 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0718 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0701 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0688 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0679 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0675 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0669 animals per person | -0.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0669 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0669 animals per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 1.3× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1376 animals per person | 0.1261 animals per person | 0.153 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1289 animals per person | 0.1183 animals per person | 0.1379 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1286 animals per person | 0.1158 animals per person | 0.1429 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1112 animals per person | 0.1019 animals per person | 0.1233 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0873 animals per person | 0.0815 animals per person | 0.0943 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0776 animals per person | 0.0717 animals per person | 0.0833 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0682 animals per person | 0.0669 animals per person | 0.0701 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Switzerland
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.1556 % 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 0.0462 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.206 % 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 0.1636 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 739.83 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.8806 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Switzerland?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0669 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.153 animals per person in 1962.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0669 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 35th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.