Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Turkey
Turkey: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0594 animals per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.0594 animals per person
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
44th
of 190 countries
All-time high
0.0744 animals per person
in 1986
All-time low
0.0293 animals per person
in 1996
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Turkey, 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 Turkey is 0.0594 animals per person, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 12.8% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Turkey peaked at 0.0744 animals per person in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.0293 animals per person, in 1996.
Turkey ranks 44th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Turkey, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0468 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0493 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0439 animals per person | -11.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0421 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0437 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0469 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0442 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0464 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0523 animals per person | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0519 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0445 animals per person | -14.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0399 animals per person | -10.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0425 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0543 animals per person | +27.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0563 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0484 animals per person | -14.1% |
| 1977 | 0.049 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0431 animals per person | -12.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0565 animals per person | +31.2% |
| 1980 | 0.0482 animals per person | -14.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0567 animals per person | +17.6% |
| 1982 | 0.063 animals per person | +11.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0589 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0621 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0522 animals per person | -16.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0744 animals per person | +42.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0524 animals per person | -29.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0495 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0578 animals per person | +16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0543 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0379 animals per person | -30.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0356 animals per person | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0353 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0375 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0298 animals per person | -20.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0293 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0379 animals per person | +29.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0345 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0311 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0321 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0428 animals per person | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0416 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0396 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0379 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0369 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0374 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0387 animals per person | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0394 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0392 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0401 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0421 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0455 animals per person | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0454 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0457 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0474 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0504 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 0.054 animals per person | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0595 animals per person | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0588 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0577 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.061 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0645 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0681 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0594 animals per person | -12.8% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 0.0594 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 2.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 0.0594 animals per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0462 animals per person | 0.0421 animals per person | 0.0523 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0486 animals per person | 0.0399 animals per person | 0.0565 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0575 animals per person | 0.0482 animals per person | 0.0744 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0363 animals per person | 0.0293 animals per person | 0.0543 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0386 animals per person | 0.0321 animals per person | 0.0428 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0489 animals per person | 0.0401 animals per person | 0.0595 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0621 animals per person | 0.0577 animals per person | 0.0681 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More agriculture & rural data for Turkey
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.7244 % 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 0.2821 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.4505 % 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 0.4523 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0521 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 968.94 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9904 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Turkey?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Turkey was 0.0594 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0744 animals per person in 1986.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0293 animals per person in 1996.
- How does Turkey rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Turkey ranks 44th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Turkey 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.