Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.1646 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zimbabwe, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zimbabwe stood at 0.1646 animals per person.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zimbabwe peaked at 0.2814 animals per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0382 animals per person, in 1989.
That places Zimbabwe 12th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0814 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0803 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.08 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0729 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0718 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0873 animals per person | +21.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0685 animals per person | -21.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0699 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0717 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0827 animals per person | +15.4% |
| 1971 | 0.1001 animals per person | +21.0% |
| 1972 | 0.12 animals per person | +19.9% |
| 1973 | 0.1253 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0901 animals per person | -28.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0833 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0997 animals per person | +19.8% |
| 1977 | 0.1103 animals per person | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.1084 animals per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0945 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0723 animals per person | -23.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0568 animals per person | -21.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0655 animals per person | +15.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0634 animals per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0608 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0528 animals per person | -13.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0425 animals per person | -19.4% |
| 1987 | 0.0472 animals per person | +10.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0429 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0382 animals per person | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0403 animals per person | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 0.2571 animals per person | +537.7% |
| 1992 | 0.2814 animals per person | +9.5% |
| 1993 | 0.1924 animals per person | -31.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1977 animals per person | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.205 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 0.2436 animals per person | +18.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2375 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.2444 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 0.2575 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2601 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2515 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2255 animals per person | -10.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2125 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.2036 animals per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2083 animals per person | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1916 animals per person | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1928 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1903 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2008 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2152 animals per person | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2251 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2221 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2193 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.176 animals per person | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1806 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1918 animals per person | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1755 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1729 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1539 animals per person | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1481 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.1628 animals per person | +9.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1663 animals per person | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1679 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1646 animals per person | -2.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 0.1646 animals per person is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.027 animals per person, 6.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 0.1646 animals per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 6.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zimbabwe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +537.7% | 0.0403 animals per person | 0.2571 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.076 animals per person | 0.0685 animals per person | 0.0873 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1014 animals per person | 0.0827 animals per person | 0.1253 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0542 animals per person | 0.0382 animals per person | 0.0723 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2157 animals per person | 0.0403 animals per person | 0.2814 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2137 animals per person | 0.1903 animals per person | 0.2601 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1932 animals per person | 0.1539 animals per person | 0.2251 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1619 animals per person | 0.1481 animals per person | 0.1679 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More agriculture & rural data for Zimbabwe
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -1.42 % 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 0.1777 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.2864 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0003 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8916 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 34.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0947 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 286.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8815 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zimbabwe?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Zimbabwe was 0.1646 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2814 animals per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0382 animals per person in 1989.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Zimbabwe ranks 12th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.