Animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa
Samoa: Animals slaughtered for meat was 8,557 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,557
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
163rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
11,230
in 2016
All-time low
2,025
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa stood at 8,557.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa peaked at 11,230 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2,025, in 1961.
Samoa ranks 163rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,025 | — |
| 1962 | 2,478 | +22.4% |
| 1963 | 2,778 | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 3,097 | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 3,344 | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 2,544 | -23.9% |
| 1967 | 2,314 | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 2,919 | +26.1% |
| 1969 | 3,552 | +21.7% |
| 1970 | 3,003 | -15.5% |
| 1971 | 3,327 | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 2,491 | -25.1% |
| 1973 | 3,764 | +51.1% |
| 1974 | 2,849 | -24.3% |
| 1975 | 2,492 | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 3,544 | +42.2% |
| 1977 | 4,459 | +25.8% |
| 1978 | 4,662 | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 4,748 | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 4,994 | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 4,667 | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 4,591 | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 4,291 | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 4,400 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 4,330 | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 3,600 | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 4,520 | +25.6% |
| 1988 | 4,490 | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 5,500 | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 5,730 | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 6,000 | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 5,700 | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 6,000 | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 6,300 | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,300 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,700 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 6,700 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,700 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,700 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,700 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,500 | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 6,900 | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 7,200 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 7,200 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,200 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,200 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,200 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,420 | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 8,745 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 9,224 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 9,320 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8,746 | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 8,331 | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 8,956 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 11,230 | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 10,771 | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 9,805 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 8,416 | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 9,600 | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 9,180 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 8,770 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 8,535 | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 8,557 | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 8,557 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000, 3% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 8,557 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,197, 7% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +51.1% | 2,491 | 3,764 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,783 | 2,025 | 3,552 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,534 | 2,491 | 4,748 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,538 | 3,600 | 5,500 | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,243 | 5,700 | 6,700 | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,322 | 6,700 | 8,500 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,354 | 8,331 | 11,230 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,928 | 8,535 | 9,600 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1802 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2043 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa?
- Animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa was 8,557 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 11,230 in 2016.
- What is the lowest animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,025 in 1961.
- How does Samoa rank for animals slaughtered for meat?
- Samoa ranks 163rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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