Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 4,467 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4,467 animals
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
175th
of 198 countries
All-time high
6,750 animals
in 2010
All-time low
1,000 animals
in 1984
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde is 4,467 animals, 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, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde peaked at 6,750 animals in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,000 animals, 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1,300 animals | — |
| 1962 | 1,100 animals | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 1,500 animals | +36.4% |
| 1964 | 1,550 animals | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 1,350 animals | -12.9% |
| 1966 | 1,300 animals | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 1,350 animals | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 1,550 animals | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 1,200 animals | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 2,000 animals | +66.7% |
| 1971 | 1,900 animals | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 2,200 animals | +15.8% |
| 1973 | 2,300 animals | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 1,900 animals | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 2,020 animals | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 1,650 animals | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 1,800 animals | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 1,800 animals | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 1,330 animals | -26.1% |
| 1980 | 1,500 animals | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 1,950 animals | +30.0% |
| 1982 | 2,000 animals | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 1,500 animals | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 1,000 animals | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 1,550 animals | +55.0% |
| 1986 | 1,750 animals | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 2,000 animals | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 2,700 animals | +35.0% |
| 1989 | 2,850 animals | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 2,950 animals | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 2,500 animals | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 2,632 animals | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 2,680 animals | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 2,729 animals | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 2,371 animals | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 3,500 animals | +47.6% |
| 1997 | 3,200 animals | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 3,350 animals | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 3,350 animals | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3,500 animals | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 3,500 animals | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3,350 animals | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 3,350 animals | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3,400 animals | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 4,200 animals | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 5,000 animals | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 5,750 animals | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 6,600 animals | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 6,700 animals | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 6,750 animals | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 3,398 animals | -49.7% |
| 2012 | 3,405 animals | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 3,413 animals | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3,587 animals | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 3,574 animals | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 3,435 animals | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 4,440 animals | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 4,434 animals | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4,434 animals | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,428 animals | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 4,438 animals | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4,447 animals | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 4,457 animals | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 4,467 animals | +0.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 4,467 animals is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 animals, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 4,467 animals is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 250,645 animals, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of 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 animals | 2,000 animals |
| 1985 | +55.0% | 1,000 animals | 1,550 animals |
| 2011 | -49.7% | 6,750 animals | 3,398 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,356 animals | 1,100 animals | 1,550 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,890 animals | 1,330 animals | 2,300 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,880 animals | 1,000 animals | 2,850 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,926 animals | 2,371 animals | 3,500 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,535 animals | 3,350 animals | 6,700 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,087 animals | 3,398 animals | 6,750 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,447 animals | 4,428 animals | 4,467 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 14.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0504 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 291.98 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 5.0% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 5.0% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde was 4,467 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 6,750 animals in 2010.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,000 animals in 1984.
- How does Cape Verde rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cape Verde ranks 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of 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 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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