Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zambia
Zambia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0645 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zambia stood at 0.0645 animals per person.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zambia peaked at 0.0818 animals per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0269 animals per person, in 1984.
That places Zambia 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0406 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.039 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0375 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0363 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 0.0385 animals per person | +6.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0375 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1967 | 0.034 animals per person | -9.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0344 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0331 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0354 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0331 animals per person | -6.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0326 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 0.0326 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.032 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0324 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0324 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0327 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0323 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0326 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0312 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0322 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 0.033 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0293 animals per person | -11.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0269 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0291 animals per person | +8.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0289 animals per person | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0289 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0285 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0282 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0443 animals per person | +57.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0451 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 0.044 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 0.04 animals per person | -9.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0367 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 0.033 animals per person | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0294 animals per person | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0352 animals per person | +19.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0369 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.038 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0329 animals per person | -13.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0329 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0347 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0337 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0309 animals per person | -8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0316 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0297 animals per person | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.029 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0376 animals per person | +29.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0563 animals per person | +49.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0687 animals per person | +22.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0667 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0674 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0803 animals per person | +19.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0818 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.061 animals per person | -25.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0585 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0745 animals per person | +27.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0628 animals per person | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0624 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0578 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0593 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0555 animals per person | -6.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0694 animals per person | +25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0645 animals per person | -7.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 0.0645 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 0.0645 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 2.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zambia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +57.1% | 0.0282 animals per person | 0.0443 animals per person |
| 2009 | +49.7% | 0.0376 animals per person | 0.0563 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0368 animals per person | 0.0331 animals per person | 0.0406 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0328 animals per person | 0.032 animals per person | 0.0354 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0296 animals per person | 0.0269 animals per person | 0.033 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0383 animals per person | 0.0294 animals per person | 0.0451 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0349 animals per person | 0.029 animals per person | 0.0563 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0684 animals per person | 0.0585 animals per person | 0.0818 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0613 animals per person | 0.0555 animals per person | 0.0694 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Zambia
- 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 (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1752 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 0.0008 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 1.09 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 65.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 54.11 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zambia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zambia was 0.0645 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0818 animals per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0269 animals per person in 1984.
- How does Zambia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Zambia ranks 39th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.