Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Yemen
Yemen: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0353 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Yemen, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 0.0353 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Yemen peaked at 0.0441 animals per person in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0233 animals per person, in 1970.
Yemen ranks 81st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0359 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0354 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0348 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0349 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0351 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0332 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1967 | 0.0327 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0271 animals per person | -17.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0243 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0233 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0245 animals per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0249 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0236 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0255 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1975 | 0.027 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0258 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0291 animals per person | +12.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0316 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0342 animals per person | +8.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0391 animals per person | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0379 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0367 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0356 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0345 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0336 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0322 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0319 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0311 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0308 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.03 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.028 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0275 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0273 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0271 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0267 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0264 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0265 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.027 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0272 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0289 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0305 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0313 animals per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0356 animals per person | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0353 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.035 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0351 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.037 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0395 animals per person | +6.7% |
| 2009 | 0.041 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0441 animals per person | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0438 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0431 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.042 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0425 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0386 animals per person | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0341 animals per person | -11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0321 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0305 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0359 animals per person | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0342 animals per person | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0374 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0382 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0369 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0353 animals per person | -4.3% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.0353 animals per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.0353 animals per person is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.0137 animals per person, 2.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0326 animals per person | 0.0243 animals per person | 0.0359 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.027 animals per person | 0.0233 animals per person | 0.0342 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0343 animals per person | 0.0308 animals per person | 0.0391 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0274 animals per person | 0.0264 animals per person | 0.03 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 animals per person | 0.0289 animals per person | 0.041 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0387 animals per person | 0.0305 animals per person | 0.0441 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0364 animals per person | 0.0342 animals per person | 0.0382 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More agriculture & rural data for Yemen
- 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 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0348 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 0.0011 hectares per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.5614 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -14.18 % change on previous year (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2875 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 182.21 current US$ per person (2018)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Yemen?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Yemen was 0.0353 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0441 animals per person in 2010.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0233 animals per person in 1970.
- How does Yemen rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Yemen ranks 81st out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.