Samoa vs Vanuatu: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat
Samoa
8,557 animals
in 2024
Vanuatu
10,745 animals
in 2024
Samoa rank
162nd
Vanuatu rank
160th
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 10,745 animals against 8,557 animals in Samoa, a difference of 2,188 animals.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 162nd and Vanuatu ranks 160th of 197 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,783 animals | 7,856 animals | 5,072 animals | Vanuatu |
| 1970s | 3,534 animals | 12,440 animals | 8,906 animals | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 4,538 animals | 12,779 animals | 8,241 animals | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 6,243 animals | 16,780 animals | 10,537 animals | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 7,322 animals | 14,191 animals | 6,869 animals | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 9,354 animals | 14,200 animals | 4,846 animals | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 8,928 animals | 9,996 animals | 1,067 animals | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 10,745 animals against 8,557 animals in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 2,188 animals, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Samoa ranks 162nd and Vanuatu ranks 160th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.