Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Thailand
Thailand: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0101 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Thailand, 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 Thailand is 0.0101 animals per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.4% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Thailand peaked at 0.0236 animals per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, 0.0052 animals per person, in 2003.
That places Thailand 133rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Thailand, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0127 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0126 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0126 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0126 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0125 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0125 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0126 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0124 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0124 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0124 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0125 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0127 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0128 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0143 animals per person | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0154 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0156 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0153 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0158 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0147 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0136 animals per person | -7.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0155 animals per person | +14.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0154 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0159 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0155 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0154 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0153 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0153 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0153 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0159 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0165 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.017 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0233 animals per person | +37.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0236 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0228 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0215 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0193 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.017 animals per person | -12.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0149 animals per person | -12.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0136 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0053 animals per person | -60.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0068 animals per person | +27.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0058 animals per person | -14.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0056 animals per person | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0061 animals per person | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0067 animals per person | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0075 animals per person | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 animals per person | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0086 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 0.009 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0082 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0148 animals per person | +80.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0142 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0139 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0136 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0134 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0132 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0133 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0122 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0126 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.012 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0114 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0107 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0101 animals per person | -5.4% |
Thailand compared with similar countries
- Thailand's 0.0101 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 40% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Thailand's 0.0101 animals per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 90% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +80.5% | 0.0082 animals per person | 0.0148 animals per person |
| 2000 | -60.9% | 0.0136 animals per person | 0.0053 animals per person |
| 1992 | +37.5% | 0.017 animals per person | 0.0233 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0125 animals per person | 0.0124 animals per person | 0.0127 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0141 animals per person | 0.0124 animals per person | 0.0158 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0153 animals per person | 0.0136 animals per person | 0.0159 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.019 animals per person | 0.0136 animals per person | 0.0236 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0066 animals per person | 0.0052 animals per person | 0.0086 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0126 animals per person | 0.0082 animals per person | 0.0148 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0114 animals per person | 0.0101 animals per person | 0.0126 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More agriculture & rural data for Thailand
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7811 % 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 0.3257 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.755 % 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 0.3369 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 7.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 704.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Thailand?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Thailand was 0.0101 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0236 animals per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0052 animals per person in 2003.
- How does Thailand rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Thailand ranks 133rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.