Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Haiti
Haiti: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 314,035 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
314,035 animals
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
95th
of 198 countries
All-time high
314,035 animals
in 2024
All-time low
75,000 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Haiti, 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 Haiti stood at 314,035 animals. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Haiti peaked at 314,035 animals in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75,000 animals, in 1961.
That places Haiti 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Haiti, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 75,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 77,700 animals | +3.6% |
| 1963 | 80,500 animals | +3.6% |
| 1964 | 83,300 animals | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 89,250 animals | +7.1% |
| 1966 | 90,000 animals | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 97,200 animals | +8.0% |
| 1968 | 98,000 animals | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 100,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 102,800 animals | +2.8% |
| 1971 | 106,100 animals | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 112,000 animals | +5.6% |
| 1973 | 112,500 animals | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 115,800 animals | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 116,800 animals | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 120,600 animals | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 119,700 animals | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 128,600 animals | +7.4% |
| 1979 | 125,000 animals | -2.8% |
| 1980 | 135,000 animals | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 150,000 animals | +11.1% |
| 1982 | 165,000 animals | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 210,000 animals | +27.3% |
| 1984 | 225,000 animals | +7.1% |
| 1985 | 225,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 214,000 animals | -4.9% |
| 1987 | 207,000 animals | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 200,000 animals | -3.4% |
| 1989 | 193,000 animals | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 170,000 animals | -11.9% |
| 1991 | 178,000 animals | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 193,000 animals | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 205,000 animals | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 199,000 animals | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 171,000 animals | -14.1% |
| 1996 | 200,000 animals | +17.0% |
| 1997 | 200,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 220,000 animals | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 220,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 264,000 animals | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 265,000 animals | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 280,000 animals | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 285,000 animals | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 287,000 animals | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 290,000 animals | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 287,000 animals | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 287,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 287,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 287,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 294,000 animals | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 296,000 animals | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 302,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 302,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 297,699 animals | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 300,210 animals | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 297,831 animals | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 303,510 animals | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 306,963 animals | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 310,434 animals | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 309,676 animals | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 310,189 animals | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 310,189 animals | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 312,109 animals | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 314,035 animals | +0.6% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 314,035 animals is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 424,850 animals, 74% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 314,035 animals is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 320,372 animals, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Haiti 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +27.3% | 165,000 animals | 210,000 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 87,883 animals | 75,000 animals | 100,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 115,990 animals | 102,800 animals | 128,600 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 192,400 animals | 135,000 animals | 225,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 195,600 animals | 170,000 animals | 220,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 281,900 animals | 264,000 animals | 290,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 301,065 animals | 294,000 animals | 310,434 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 311,240 animals | 309,676 animals | 314,035 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Haiti
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 26.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1581 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 425.88 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.1649 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4439 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 15.8% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 15.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.2% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Haiti?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Haiti was 314,035 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 Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 314,035 animals in 2024.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 75,000 animals in 1961.
- How does Haiti rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Haiti ranks 95th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Haiti 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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