Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.008 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Arab Emirates, 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 United Arab Emirates is 0.008 animals per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.0429 animals per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.004 animals per person, in 2006.
United Arab Emirates ranks 147th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0112 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.011 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0108 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0106 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0108 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0109 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0217 animals per person | +98.7% |
| 1968 | 0.0251 animals per person | +15.5% |
| 1969 | 0.015 animals per person | -40.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0157 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0179 animals per person | +14.0% |
| 1972 | 0.039 animals per person | +117.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0309 animals per person | -20.6% |
| 1974 | 0.0429 animals per person | +38.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0175 animals per person | -59.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0081 animals per person | -53.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0077 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0136 animals per person | +75.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0088 animals per person | -35.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0123 animals per person | +40.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0109 animals per person | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0129 animals per person | +17.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0178 animals per person | +38.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0191 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0152 animals per person | -20.4% |
| 1986 | 0.015 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.014 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0128 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0112 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0113 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0109 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0106 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0114 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0142 animals per person | +24.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0179 animals per person | +26.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0104 animals per person | -41.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0102 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0107 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0093 animals per person | -12.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0175 animals per person | +87.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0087 animals per person | -50.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0093 animals per person | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0191 animals per person | +105.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0185 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.006 animals per person | -67.3% |
| 2006 | 0.004 animals per person | -34.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 animals per person | +33.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0071 animals per person | +33.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 animals per person | +23.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0087 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0087 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0085 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0083 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0074 animals per person | -11.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0087 animals per person | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0084 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.008 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0077 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0078 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0077 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0083 animals per person | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.008 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0081 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.008 animals per person | -1.4% |
United Arab Emirates compared with similar countries
- United Arab Emirates's 0.008 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 22% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Arab Emirates's 0.008 animals per person is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 59% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Arab Emirates 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +117.5% | 0.0179 animals per person | 0.039 animals per person |
| 2003 | +105.0% | 0.0093 animals per person | 0.0191 animals per person |
| 1967 | +98.7% | 0.0109 animals per person | 0.0217 animals per person |
| 2000 | +87.9% | 0.0093 animals per person | 0.0175 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0141 animals per person | 0.0106 animals per person | 0.0251 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0202 animals per person | 0.0077 animals per person | 0.0429 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0141 animals per person | 0.0109 animals per person | 0.0191 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0117 animals per person | 0.0093 animals per person | 0.0179 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0104 animals per person | 0.004 animals per person | 0.0191 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0082 animals per person | 0.0074 animals per person | 0.0087 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.008 animals per person | 0.0077 animals per person | 0.0083 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Arab Emirates
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0086 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.5232 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0347 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 6.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0077 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 386.83 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Arab Emirates?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Arab Emirates was 0.008 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0429 animals per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.004 animals per person in 2006.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 147th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.