Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 12.24 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde is 12.24, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde peaked at 18.49 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.74, in 1984.
That places Cape Verde 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.56 | — |
| 1962 | 3.01 | -15.4% |
| 1963 | 4.11 | +36.4% |
| 1964 | 4.25 | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 3.7 | -12.9% |
| 1966 | 3.56 | -3.7% |
| 1967 | 3.7 | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 4.25 | +14.8% |
| 1969 | 3.29 | -22.6% |
| 1970 | 5.48 | +66.7% |
| 1971 | 5.21 | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 6.03 | +15.8% |
| 1973 | 6.3 | +4.5% |
| 1974 | 5.21 | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 5.53 | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 4.52 | -18.3% |
| 1977 | 4.93 | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 4.93 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.64 | -26.1% |
| 1980 | 4.11 | +12.8% |
| 1981 | 5.34 | +30.0% |
| 1982 | 5.48 | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 4.11 | -25.0% |
| 1984 | 2.74 | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 4.25 | +55.0% |
| 1986 | 4.79 | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 5.48 | +14.3% |
| 1988 | 7.4 | +35.0% |
| 1989 | 7.81 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 8.08 | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 6.85 | -15.3% |
| 1992 | 7.21 | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 7.34 | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 7.48 | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 6.5 | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 9.59 | +47.6% |
| 1997 | 8.77 | -8.6% |
| 1998 | 9.18 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 9.18 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.59 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 9.59 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.18 | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 9.18 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.32 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 11.51 | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 13.7 | +19.0% |
| 2007 | 15.75 | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 18.08 | +14.8% |
| 2009 | 18.36 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 18.49 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 9.31 | -49.7% |
| 2012 | 9.33 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 9.35 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9.83 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 9.79 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 9.41 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 12.16 | +29.3% |
| 2018 | 12.15 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.15 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.13 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.16 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 12.18 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 12.21 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 12.24 | +0.2% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 12.24 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 821.92, 1% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 12.24 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 686.7, 2% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +66.7% | 3.29 | 5.48 |
| 1985 | +55.0% | 2.74 | 4.25 |
| 2011 | -49.7% | 18.49 | 9.31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.71 | 3.01 | 4.25 | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.18 | 3.64 | 6.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.15 | 2.74 | 7.81 | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.02 | 6.5 | 9.59 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.42 | 9.18 | 18.36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2 | 9.31 | 18.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.18 | 12.13 | 12.24 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More agriculture & rural data for Cape Verde
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 5.0% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -3.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population growth -3.3% (2025)
- Agriculture share gdp 5.04 (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 153.97 million current US$ (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2237 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 117,962 (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cape Verde was 12.24 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 18.49 in 2010.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.74 in 1984.
- How does Cape Verde rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cape Verde ranks 175th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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