Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa
Samoa: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat was 8,557 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8,557 animals
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
163rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
11,230 animals
in 2016
All-time low
2,025 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
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 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,025 animals | — |
| 1962 | 2,478 animals | +22.4% |
| 1963 | 2,778 animals | +12.1% |
| 1964 | 3,097 animals | +11.5% |
| 1965 | 3,344 animals | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 2,544 animals | -23.9% |
| 1967 | 2,314 animals | -9.0% |
| 1968 | 2,919 animals | +26.1% |
| 1969 | 3,552 animals | +21.7% |
| 1970 | 3,003 animals | -15.5% |
| 1971 | 3,327 animals | +10.8% |
| 1972 | 2,491 animals | -25.1% |
| 1973 | 3,764 animals | +51.1% |
| 1974 | 2,849 animals | -24.3% |
| 1975 | 2,492 animals | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 3,544 animals | +42.2% |
| 1977 | 4,459 animals | +25.8% |
| 1978 | 4,662 animals | +4.6% |
| 1979 | 4,748 animals | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 4,994 animals | +5.2% |
| 1981 | 4,667 animals | -6.5% |
| 1982 | 4,591 animals | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 4,291 animals | -6.5% |
| 1984 | 4,400 animals | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 4,330 animals | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 3,600 animals | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 4,520 animals | +25.6% |
| 1988 | 4,490 animals | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 5,500 animals | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 5,730 animals | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 6,000 animals | +4.7% |
| 1992 | 5,700 animals | -5.0% |
| 1993 | 6,000 animals | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 6,300 animals | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 6,300 animals | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,300 animals | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,700 animals | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 6,700 animals | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,700 animals | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,700 animals | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,700 animals | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8,500 animals | +26.9% |
| 2003 | 6,900 animals | -18.8% |
| 2004 | 7,200 animals | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 7,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7,200 animals | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8,420 animals | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 8,745 animals | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 9,224 animals | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 9,320 animals | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 8,746 animals | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 8,331 animals | -4.7% |
| 2015 | 8,956 animals | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 11,230 animals | +25.4% |
| 2017 | 10,771 animals | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 9,805 animals | -9.0% |
| 2019 | 8,416 animals | -14.2% |
| 2020 | 9,600 animals | +14.1% |
| 2021 | 9,180 animals | -4.4% |
| 2022 | 8,770 animals | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 8,535 animals | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 8,557 animals | +0.3% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 8,557 animals is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 300,000 animals, 3% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 8,557 animals is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 117,197 animals, 7% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of 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 animals | 3,764 animals |
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 (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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8249 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (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 163rd out of 198 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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