Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 0.6658 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.6658 animals
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
192nd
of 198 countries
All-time high
2.33 animals
in 2014
All-time low
0 animals
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe 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
The most recent figure for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands is 0.6658 animals, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands peaked at 2.33 animals in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 animals, in 1961.
Faroe Islands ranks 192nd 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.
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 animals | — |
| 1962 | 0 animals | — |
| 1963 | 0 animals | — |
| 1964 | 0 animals | — |
| 1965 | 0 animals | — |
| 1966 | 1.42 animals | — |
| 1967 | 1.36 animals | -4.4% |
| 1968 | 1.36 animals | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.37 animals | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 1.4 animals | +2.0% |
| 1971 | 1.4 animals | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 1.3 animals | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 1.25 animals | -3.4% |
| 1974 | 1.37 animals | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 1.48 animals | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 1.6 animals | +7.8% |
| 1977 | 1.6 animals | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 1.62 animals | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.62 animals | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 1.62 animals | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 1.62 animals | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.62 animals | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.65 animals | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 1.66 animals | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.68 animals | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.68 animals | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 1.69 animals | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 1.7 animals | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.72 animals | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1.73 animals | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.74 animals | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.75 animals | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.86 animals | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 2.02 animals | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 2.05 animals | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 2 animals | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 2.02 animals | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1.91 animals | -5.7% |
| 1999 | 1.94 animals | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 2.04 animals | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 2.08 animals | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.11 animals | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.12 animals | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.08 animals | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.9 animals | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 1.75 animals | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 1.78 animals | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 1.78 animals | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.78 animals | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.78 animals | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.19 animals | +23.1% |
| 2012 | 2.19 animals | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.19 animals | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.33 animals | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 2.15 animals | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 2.18 animals | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 2.18 animals | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5973 animals | -72.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5288 animals | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6411 animals | +21.2% |
| 2021 | 0.5562 animals | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9151 animals | +64.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7479 animals | -18.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6658 animals | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6122 animals | 0 animals | 1.42 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.46 animals | 1.25 animals | 1.62 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 animals | 1.62 animals | 1.72 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.9 animals | 1.73 animals | 2.05 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.94 animals | 1.75 animals | 2.12 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 animals | 0.5288 animals | 2.33 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7052 animals | 0.5562 animals | 0.9151 animals | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 189 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.41 animals compare
- 190 Antigua and Barbuda 1.26 animals compare
- 191 Equatorial Guinea 1.21 animals compare
- 193 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.6192 animals compare
- 194 Bahamas 0.2877 animals compare
- 195 Singapore 0.2329 animals compare
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 33,136 (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 651.17 million current US$ (2024)
- Rural population, per capita 0.6036 units per person (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.0936 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 11,918 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.7% (2009)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Faroe Islands was 0.6658 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 Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 animals in 2014.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 animals in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Faroe Islands ranks 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe 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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