Animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Animals slaughtered for meat was 4,467 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde is 4,467, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde peaked at 6,750 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,000, in 1984.
Cape Verde ranks 175th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,300 | — |
| 1962 | 1,100 | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 1,500 | +36.4% |
| 1964 | 1,550 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 1,350 | -12.9% |
| 1966 | 1,300 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 1,350 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 1,550 | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 1,200 | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 2,000 | +66.7% |
| 1971 | 1,900 | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 2,200 | +15.8% |
| 1973 | 2,300 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 1,900 | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 2,020 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 1,650 | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 1,800 | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 1,800 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,330 | -26.1% |
| 1980 | 1,500 | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 1,950 | +30.0% |
| 1982 | 2,000 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1,500 | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 1,550 | +55.0% |
| 1986 | 1,750 | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 2,000 | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 2,700 | +35.0% |
| 1989 | 2,850 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 2,950 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 2,500 | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 2,632 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 2,680 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2,729 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2,371 | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 3,500 | +47.6% |
| 1997 | 3,200 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 3,350 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 3,350 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,500 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3,500 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,350 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 3,350 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,400 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 4,200 | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 5,000 | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 5,750 | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 6,600 | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 6,700 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6,750 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,398 | -49.7% |
| 2012 | 3,405 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,413 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,587 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 3,574 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,435 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 4,440 | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 4,434 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4,434 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,428 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 4,438 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4,447 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,457 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4,467 | +0.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 4,467 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 4,467 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 250,645, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +66.7% | 1,200 | 2,000 |
| 1985 | +55.0% | 1,000 | 1,550 |
| 2011 | -49.7% | 6,750 | 3,398 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,356 | 1,100 | 1,550 | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,890 | 1,330 | 2,300 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,880 | 1,000 | 2,850 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,926 | 2,371 | 3,500 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,535 | 3,350 | 6,700 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,087 | 3,398 | 6,750 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,447 | 4,428 | 4,467 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.04 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde?
- Animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde was 4,467 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6,750 in 2010.
- What is the lowest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 in 1984.
- How does Cape Verde rank for animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cape Verde ranks 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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