Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vietnam
Vietnam: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.018 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vietnam, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vietnam stood at 0.018 animals per person.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vietnam peaked at 0.0192 animals per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0044 animals per person, in 1976.
Vietnam ranks 111th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Vietnam, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0055 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0056 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0054 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1964 | 0.0056 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0058 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 0.006 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0051 animals per person | -14.2% |
| 1968 | 0.0054 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0049 animals per person | -9.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0058 animals per person | +17.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0057 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0059 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0056 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0055 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0052 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0044 animals per person | -15.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0046 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 animals per person | +14.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0059 animals per person | +12.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0057 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0059 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1982 | 0.0067 animals per person | +12.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0067 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0066 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.007 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0074 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0073 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0075 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0075 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0071 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0066 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0074 animals per person | +10.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0072 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0074 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0077 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 animals per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0077 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0078 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0075 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0074 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0074 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0079 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0087 animals per person | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0102 animals per person | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0113 animals per person | +10.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0143 animals per person | +27.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0155 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0177 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0185 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0189 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0191 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0183 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0168 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0169 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0171 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0174 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0178 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0185 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0191 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0192 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0191 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0185 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.018 animals per person | -2.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.018 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 72% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.018 animals per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0055 animals per person | 0.0049 animals per person | 0.006 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0054 animals per person | 0.0044 animals per person | 0.0059 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0068 animals per person | 0.0057 animals per person | 0.0075 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 animals per person | 0.0066 animals per person | 0.0078 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0108 animals per person | 0.0074 animals per person | 0.0177 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0179 animals per person | 0.0168 animals per person | 0.0191 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0188 animals per person | 0.018 animals per person | 0.0192 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More agriculture & rural data for Vietnam
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.2721 % 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 0.1164 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.258 % 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 0.1228 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1164 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 589.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0489 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vietnam?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Vietnam was 0.018 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0192 animals per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0044 animals per person in 1976.
- How does Vietnam rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Vietnam ranks 111th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.