Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0412 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Kingdom, 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 Kingdom is 0.0412 animals per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0954 animals per person in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.0366 animals per person, in 2001.
United Kingdom ranks 69th 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0808 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0803 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0794 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0715 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.066 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0708 animals per person | +7.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0766 animals per person | +8.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0726 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0687 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0728 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0697 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.065 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 1973 | 0.0615 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0824 animals per person | +33.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0954 animals per person | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.079 animals per person | -17.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0731 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0717 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0721 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0756 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0707 animals per person | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0644 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0697 animals per person | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0764 animals per person | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0758 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0696 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0724 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0594 animals per person | -18.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0603 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0616 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.063 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0657 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0602 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0629 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0657 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0412 animals per person | -37.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0392 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0398 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0391 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0412 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0366 animals per person | -11.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0384 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0381 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0391 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0399 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0435 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0434 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0426 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0404 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0432 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0449 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0421 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0409 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0413 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0407 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0424 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0418 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0424 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0424 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0423 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.041 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0416 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0404 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0412 animals per person | +2.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0412 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0412 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 81% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0741 animals per person | 0.066 animals per person | 0.0808 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0743 animals per person | 0.0615 animals per person | 0.0954 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0694 animals per person | 0.0594 animals per person | 0.0764 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0538 animals per person | 0.0391 animals per person | 0.0657 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0403 animals per person | 0.0366 animals per person | 0.0435 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0422 animals per person | 0.0407 animals per person | 0.0449 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0413 animals per person | 0.0404 animals per person | 0.0423 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2731 % 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 0.0861 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.8055 % 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 0.2384 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0064 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.63 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1852 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United Kingdom was 0.0412 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 Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0954 animals per person in 1975.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0366 animals per person in 2001.
- How does United Kingdom rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.