Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tunisia
Tunisia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0153 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tunisia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 0.0153 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.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% on the previous year and down 32.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tunisia peaked at 0.0481 animals per person in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0153 animals per person, in 2024.
Tunisia ranks 116th 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 Tunisia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0324 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0309 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0294 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0295 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0317 animals per person | +7.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0368 animals per person | +16.0% |
| 1967 | 0.036 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0354 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0348 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0322 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0354 animals per person | +9.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0365 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0384 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0408 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0431 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0426 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0481 animals per person | +12.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0437 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0296 animals per person | -32.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0366 animals per person | +23.8% |
| 1981 | 0.03 animals per person | -18.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0271 animals per person | -9.7% |
| 1983 | 0.025 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0266 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0273 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0283 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0276 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0233 animals per person | -15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.024 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0225 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0225 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0241 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0239 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0255 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0251 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0258 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0269 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0267 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0274 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0282 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0279 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0276 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0238 animals per person | -13.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0221 animals per person | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0224 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0227 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.023 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0238 animals per person | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0285 animals per person | +19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0238 animals per person | -16.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0228 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0216 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.022 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0225 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0228 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0213 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0197 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.019 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0179 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0168 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0168 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0155 animals per person | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0161 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0153 animals per person | -4.9% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 0.0153 animals per person is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 57% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 0.0153 animals per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.033 animals per person | 0.0294 animals per person | 0.0368 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.039 animals per person | 0.0296 animals per person | 0.0481 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0276 animals per person | 0.0233 animals per person | 0.0366 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.025 animals per person | 0.0225 animals per person | 0.0274 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.025 animals per person | 0.0221 animals per person | 0.0285 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0213 animals per person | 0.0179 animals per person | 0.0238 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0161 animals per person | 0.0153 animals per person | 0.0168 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More agriculture & rural data for Tunisia
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4009 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.7856 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 18.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1029 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 479.33 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5867 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tunisia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Tunisia was 0.0153 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0481 animals per person in 1977.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0153 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Tunisia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Tunisia ranks 116th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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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.