Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tanzania
Tanzania: 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 Tanzania, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Tanzania recorded 0.0669 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tanzania peaked at 0.0818 animals per person in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0459 animals per person, in 2007.
That places Tanzania 36th 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 Tanzania, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0795 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0771 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0749 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0732 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0715 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0818 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0809 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0807 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0797 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0782 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1971 | 0.077 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0682 animals per person | -11.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0758 animals per person | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0742 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0736 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0703 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0736 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0728 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0706 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0646 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0654 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0679 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0669 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0687 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 0.07 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0709 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0691 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0727 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0737 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0725 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0711 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0703 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0695 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0676 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0757 animals per person | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0582 animals per person | -23.2% |
| 1997 | 0.057 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0571 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0721 animals per person | +26.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0613 animals per person | -15.0% |
| 2001 | 0.054 animals per person | -11.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0532 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0526 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0512 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0549 animals per person | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0546 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0459 animals per person | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.054 animals per person | +17.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0539 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.057 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0597 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0644 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0629 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0599 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0603 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0615 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0616 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0632 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0647 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0652 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0663 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0666 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.067 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0669 animals per person | -0.1% |
Tanzania compared with similar countries
- Tanzania's 0.0669 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 2.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tanzania's 0.0669 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 2.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tanzania 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +26.3% | 0.0571 animals per person | 0.0721 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0777 animals per person | 0.0715 animals per person | 0.0818 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0734 animals per person | 0.0682 animals per person | 0.0782 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.069 animals per person | 0.0646 animals per person | 0.0737 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0671 animals per person | 0.057 animals per person | 0.0757 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0535 animals per person | 0.0459 animals per person | 0.0613 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0615 animals per person | 0.057 animals per person | 0.0647 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0664 animals per person | 0.0652 animals per person | 0.067 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tanzania
More agriculture & rural data for Tanzania
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.6695 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.2257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.266 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5659 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 292.74 current US$ 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 Tanzania?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0818 animals per person in 1966.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0459 animals per person in 2007.
- How does Tanzania rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Tanzania ranks 36th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tanzania 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.