Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United States
United States: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0946 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United States, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United States stood at 0.0946 animals per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United States peaked at 0.2235 animals per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0911 animals per person, in 2015.
United States ranks 23rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 States, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.1881 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.1864 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 0.1864 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.2049 animals per person | +9.9% |
| 1965 | 0.2108 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2088 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2033 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1968 | 0.2044 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.2002 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 0.1929 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1971 | 0.1913 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.1874 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.1718 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1894 animals per person | +10.2% |
| 1975 | 0.217 animals per person | +14.6% |
| 1976 | 0.2235 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2183 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 0.1989 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 0.1641 animals per person | -17.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1619 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1663 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1695 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.1717 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.175 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1683 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1709 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.1601 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 0.155 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.1472 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1990 | 0.1413 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.1359 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1345 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.1337 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1356 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.1401 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.1432 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1398 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.1346 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.1349 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1332 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1284 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1285 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1265 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1153 animals per person | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1127 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1159 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.1169 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1167 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1123 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1141 animals per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1125 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1077 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1053 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0967 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0911 animals per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0962 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1005 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1026 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1038 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1006 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1035 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1042 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0988 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0946 animals per person | -4.2% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 0.0946 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 2.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1993 animals per person | 0.1864 animals per person | 0.2108 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1955 animals per person | 0.1641 animals per person | 0.2235 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1646 animals per person | 0.1472 animals per person | 0.175 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1374 animals per person | 0.1337 animals per person | 0.1432 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1206 animals per person | 0.1123 animals per person | 0.1332 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.103 animals per person | 0.0911 animals per person | 0.1141 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1003 animals per person | 0.0946 animals per person | 0.1042 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States
More agriculture & rural data for United States
- 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 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.4694 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 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.22 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 11.96 % change on previous year (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0094 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2021)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 673.66 current US$ per person (2021)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.1831 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United States?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in United States was 0.0946 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 States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2235 animals per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0911 animals per person in 2015.
- How does United States rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- United States ranks 23rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States 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.