Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in New Caledonia
New Caledonia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 13,393 animals in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in New Caledonia, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
New Caledonia recorded 13,393 animals for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.8% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in New Caledonia peaked at 23,683 animals in 1994 and was at its lowest, 12,078 animals, in 1989.
New Caledonia ranks 154th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19,177 animals | 17,000 animals | 20,111 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 17,826 animals | 14,000 animals | 21,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,261 animals | 12,078 animals | 18,042 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,230 animals | 16,294 animals | 23,683 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 19,388 animals | 16,337 animals | 22,141 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 16,761 animals | 14,802 animals | 18,765 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,069 animals | 13,393 animals | 14,557 animals | 5 |
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- 151 Moldova 17,988 animals compare
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- 153 Puerto Rico 17,063 animals compare
- 155 East Timor 13,342 animals compare
- 156 North Macedonia 12,787 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for New Caledonia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 169.25 million current US$ (2019)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.8% (2019)
- Rural population 93,999 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 31.8% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.9% (2015)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2015)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 1.8% (2019)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 1.8% (2019)
- Land under cereal production 298 hectares (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in New Caledonia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in New Caledonia was 13,393 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 New Caledonia?
- The highest recorded value was 23,683 animals in 1994.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in New Caledonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,078 animals in 1989.
- How does New Caledonia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- New Caledonia ranks 154th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in New Caledonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Caledonia 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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