Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.6751 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uruguay stood at 0.6751 animals per person.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.7967 animals per person in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.4036 animals per person, in 1991.
That places Uruguay 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4836 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.4901 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 0.5188 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 1964 | 0.6728 animals per person | +29.7% |
| 1965 | 0.5982 animals per person | -11.1% |
| 1966 | 0.4088 animals per person | -31.7% |
| 1967 | 0.4211 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 0.5793 animals per person | +37.6% |
| 1969 | 0.5653 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 0.6525 animals per person | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.5167 animals per person | -20.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4614 animals per person | -10.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4638 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5512 animals per person | +18.8% |
| 1975 | 0.6385 animals per person | +15.8% |
| 1976 | 0.7481 animals per person | +17.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5607 animals per person | -25.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5443 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4404 animals per person | -19.1% |
| 1980 | 0.5187 animals per person | +17.8% |
| 1981 | 0.6461 animals per person | +24.6% |
| 1982 | 0.722 animals per person | +11.7% |
| 1983 | 0.726 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.4836 animals per person | -33.4% |
| 1985 | 0.514 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.5451 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 0.4126 animals per person | -24.3% |
| 1988 | 0.4998 animals per person | +21.1% |
| 1989 | 0.6059 animals per person | +21.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5118 animals per person | -15.5% |
| 1991 | 0.4036 animals per person | -21.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4249 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0.4363 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 0.508 animals per person | +16.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4723 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.5738 animals per person | +21.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6544 animals per person | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 0.6013 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5747 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.585 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4309 animals per person | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 0.5111 animals per person | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5402 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.661 animals per person | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7368 animals per person | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7967 animals per person | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 0.677 animals per person | -15.0% |
| 2008 | 0.6809 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7122 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.6757 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6153 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6212 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5925 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6268 animals per person | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.6545 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6699 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6923 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6938 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.657 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5903 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7461 animals per person | +26.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7094 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 0.6762 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.6751 animals per person | -0.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.6751 animals per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 18.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.6751 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 19.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5264 animals per person | 0.4088 animals per person | 0.6728 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.5578 animals per person | 0.4404 animals per person | 0.7481 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5674 animals per person | 0.4126 animals per person | 0.726 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5161 animals per person | 0.4036 animals per person | 0.6544 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6332 animals per person | 0.4309 animals per person | 0.7967 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6499 animals per person | 0.5925 animals per person | 0.6938 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6794 animals per person | 0.5903 animals per person | 0.7461 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.6278 % 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 0.6075 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0924 % 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 4.15 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uruguay?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Uruguay was 0.6751 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7967 animals per person in 2006.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4036 animals per person in 1991.
- How does Uruguay rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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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.