Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 0.1918 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0.1918 animals for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 59.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands peaked at 0.274 animals in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0274 animals, in 1992.
That places Cook Islands 197th 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 Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0877 animals | — |
| 1962 | 0.0904 animals | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0959 animals | +6.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0986 animals | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 0.1041 animals | +5.6% |
| 1966 | 0.2493 animals | +139.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0822 animals | -67.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0877 animals | +6.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0932 animals | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 0.0986 animals | +5.9% |
| 1971 | 0.1041 animals | +5.6% |
| 1972 | 0.1096 animals | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.1123 animals | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 0.1233 animals | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 0.137 animals | +11.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1123 animals | -18.0% |
| 1977 | 0.137 animals | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 0.137 animals | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1096 animals | -20.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1096 animals | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.1096 animals | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.1096 animals | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1096 animals | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1096 animals | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.1096 animals | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1096 animals | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1096 animals | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.1096 animals | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0959 animals | -12.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0822 animals | -14.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0685 animals | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0274 animals | -60.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0548 animals | +100.0% |
| 1994 | 0.1096 animals | +100.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0822 animals | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0548 animals | -33.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0548 animals | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.274 animals | +400.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1041 animals | -62.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1041 animals | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1014 animals | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0986 animals | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0822 animals | -16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0986 animals | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1014 animals | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1041 animals | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.1068 animals | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1096 animals | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1123 animals | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1151 animals | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.1288 animals | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1178 animals | -8.5% |
| 2013 | 0.1178 animals | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1205 animals | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.1205 animals | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1233 animals | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1233 animals | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1233 animals | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1342 animals | +8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.137 animals | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1507 animals | +10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1644 animals | +9.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1781 animals | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1918 animals | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1099 animals | 0.0822 animals | 0.2493 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.1181 animals | 0.0986 animals | 0.137 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1082 animals | 0.0959 animals | 0.1096 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0912 animals | 0.0274 animals | 0.274 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1019 animals | 0.0822 animals | 0.1123 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1225 animals | 0.1151 animals | 0.1342 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1644 animals | 0.137 animals | 0.1918 animals | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Cook Islands was 0.1918 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 daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.274 animals in 1998.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0274 animals in 1992.
- How does Cook Islands rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Cook Islands ranks 197th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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 Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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