Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uganda
Uganda: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0279 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 0.0279 animals per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uganda peaked at 0.0524 animals per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0245 animals per person, in 1987.
That places Uganda 93rd 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0524 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0486 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0478 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0464 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0455 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0437 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0435 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.043 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0448 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0468 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0458 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0457 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0469 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0471 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0458 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0454 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0474 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0473 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0484 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0431 animals per person | -10.9% |
| 1981 | 0.042 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0414 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0405 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0403 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0399 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0259 animals per person | -35.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0245 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1988 | 0.026 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0286 animals per person | +10.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0308 animals per person | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0308 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0305 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0314 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0279 animals per person | -10.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0279 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0275 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.027 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0275 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0275 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0269 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0273 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.03 animals per person | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0317 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0331 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.035 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.037 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0392 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0371 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0372 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0371 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0372 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0371 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0378 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0377 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.034 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0331 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0309 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0307 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0267 animals per person | -13.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0286 animals per person | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0292 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0287 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0272 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0279 animals per person | +2.6% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.0279 animals per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.0279 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uganda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -35.2% | 0.0399 animals per person | 0.0259 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0462 animals per person | 0.043 animals per person | 0.0524 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0466 animals per person | 0.0454 animals per person | 0.0484 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0352 animals per person | 0.0245 animals per person | 0.0431 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0289 animals per person | 0.027 animals per person | 0.0314 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0335 animals per person | 0.0269 animals per person | 0.0392 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0342 animals per person | 0.0267 animals per person | 0.0378 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0283 animals per person | 0.0272 animals per person | 0.0292 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More agriculture & rural data for Uganda
- 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 0.1771 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 0.2805 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 22.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2613 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 315.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uganda?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uganda was 0.0279 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0524 animals per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0245 animals per person in 1987.
- How does Uganda rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Uganda ranks 93rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uganda 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.