Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Martinique
Martinique: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 8,150 animals in 2006. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Martinique, 1961–2006
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Martinique recorded 8,150 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2006. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 9.4% on the previous year and down 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Martinique peaked at 24,000 animals in 1973 and was at its lowest, 8,150 animals, in 2006.
Martinique ranks 165th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Martinique, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 23,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 20,000 animals | -13.0% |
| 1963 | 20,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 18,000 animals | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 14,800 animals | -17.8% |
| 1966 | 16,000 animals | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 16,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 18,000 animals | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 18,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 18,300 animals | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 18,400 animals | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 22,600 animals | +22.8% |
| 1973 | 24,000 animals | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 16,500 animals | -31.2% |
| 1975 | 17,500 animals | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 17,500 animals | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 17,500 animals | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 17,500 animals | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 18,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 21,000 animals | +16.7% |
| 1981 | 22,000 animals | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 20,000 animals | -9.1% |
| 1983 | 16,000 animals | -20.0% |
| 1984 | 16,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 14,750 animals | -7.8% |
| 1986 | 13,500 animals | -8.5% |
| 1987 | 13,300 animals | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 13,300 animals | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13,000 animals | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 13,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 13,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 13,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 11,400 animals | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 10,700 animals | -6.1% |
| 1995 | 10,700 animals | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 12,000 animals | +12.1% |
| 1997 | 11,000 animals | -8.3% |
| 1998 | 11,300 animals | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 11,200 animals | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 10,000 animals | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 9,000 animals | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 9,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 8,150 animals | -9.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Martinique 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | -31.2% | 24,000 animals | 16,500 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18,200 animals | 14,800 animals | 23,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 18,780 animals | 16,500 animals | 24,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 16,285 animals | 13,000 animals | 22,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,730 animals | 10,700 animals | 13,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,021 animals | 8,150 animals | 10,000 animals | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Martinique?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Martinique was 8,150 animals in 2006, 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 Martinique?
- The highest recorded value was 24,000 animals in 1973.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Martinique?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,150 animals in 2006.
- How does Martinique rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Martinique ranks 165th out of 198 countries with data for 2006.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Martinique?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Martinique 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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