Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Venezuela
Venezuela: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0588 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Venezuela, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Venezuela stood at 0.0588 animals per person.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Venezuela peaked at 0.1158 animals per person in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.0473 animals per person, in 2020.
That places Venezuela 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Venezuela, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0914 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0894 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0912 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0956 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0944 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0992 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0989 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.098 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1969 | 0.1052 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1970 | 0.1049 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1083 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 0.1038 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1973 | 0.1059 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.1073 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1057 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.1063 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1019 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1978 | 0.1086 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1155 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.1158 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.1111 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.1062 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.1039 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0895 animals per person | -13.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0914 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0838 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0696 animals per person | -17.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0748 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0798 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0917 animals per person | +15.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0791 animals per person | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0842 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0877 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0816 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0777 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0845 animals per person | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0853 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0796 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0745 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0813 animals per person | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0768 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0753 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0775 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0635 animals per person | -18.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0714 animals per person | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0834 animals per person | +16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0758 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0748 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0721 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0709 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0714 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0872 animals per person | +22.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0859 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0772 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0635 animals per person | -17.7% |
| 2016 | 0.065 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0568 animals per person | -12.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0583 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0572 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0473 animals per person | -17.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0595 animals per person | +25.9% |
| 2022 | 0.062 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0592 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0588 animals per person | -0.7% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 0.0588 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 0.0588 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 1.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0959 animals per person | 0.0894 animals per person | 0.1052 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1068 animals per person | 0.1019 animals per person | 0.1155 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0926 animals per person | 0.0696 animals per person | 0.1158 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0826 animals per person | 0.0745 animals per person | 0.0917 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0752 animals per person | 0.0635 animals per person | 0.0834 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0693 animals per person | 0.0568 animals per person | 0.0872 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0574 animals per person | 0.0473 animals per person | 0.062 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Venezuela
- 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 0.1157 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 0.7539 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -100 % change on previous year (1991)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0 current US$ per person (2011)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0542 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Venezuela?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Venezuela was 0.0588 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1158 animals per person in 1980.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0473 animals per person in 2020.
- How does Venezuela rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Venezuela ranks 45th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.