Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 243 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands stood at 243 animals.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands peaked at 850 animals in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 animals, in 1961.
That places Faroe Islands 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 223.44 animals | 0 animals | 518 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 534 animals | 458 animals | 590 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 607 animals | 590 animals | 626 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 694.2 animals | 631 animals | 749 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 709.1 animals | 640 animals | 774 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 668.6 animals | 193 animals | 850 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 257.4 animals | 203 animals | 334 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 515 animals compare
- 189 Antigua and Barbuda 461 animals compare
- 190 Equatorial Guinea 440 animals compare
- 192 Saint Kitts and Nevis 226 animals compare
- 193 Bahamas 105 animals compare
- 194 Singapore 85 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 651.17 million current US$ (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2024)
- Rural population 33,136 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 60.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 3.1% (2009)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2009)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 16.1% (2024)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 16.1% (2024)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 109,512 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands was 243 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 850 animals in 2014.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 animals in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Faroe Islands ranks 191st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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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