Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa
Samoa: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 8,557 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa, 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 Samoa stood at 8,557 animals.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa peaked at 11,230 animals in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,025 animals, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 162nd of 197 countries on this measure, 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 | 2,783 animals | 2,025 animals | 3,552 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,534 animals | 2,491 animals | 4,748 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,538 animals | 3,600 animals | 5,500 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,243 animals | 5,700 animals | 6,700 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,322 animals | 6,700 animals | 8,500 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,354 animals | 8,331 animals | 11,230 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,928 animals | 8,535 animals | 9,600 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 117.07 million current US$ (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 9.1% (2025)
- Rural population 180,913 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.6% (2025)
- Rural population 82.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Seafood production: wild fish catch vs. aquaculture 13 metric tons (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa was 8,557 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 11,230 animals in 2016.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,025 animals in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Samoa ranks 162nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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