Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 11.44 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Solomon Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Solomon Islands is 11.44, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Solomon Islands peaked at 20.14 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 2.05, in 1961.
That places Solomon Islands 176th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.05 | — |
| 1962 | 2.05 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2.45 | +19.1% |
| 1964 | 2.45 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 3.08 | +26.0% |
| 1966 | 3.7 | +20.0% |
| 1967 | 4.38 | +18.5% |
| 1968 | 4.93 | +12.5% |
| 1969 | 5.48 | +11.1% |
| 1970 | 6.03 | +10.0% |
| 1971 | 6.58 | +9.1% |
| 1972 | 7.67 | +16.7% |
| 1973 | 8.49 | +10.7% |
| 1974 | 15.34 | +80.6% |
| 1975 | 13.7 | -10.7% |
| 1976 | 11.78 | -14.0% |
| 1977 | 12.11 | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 12.33 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 12.05 | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 13.97 | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 10.96 | -21.6% |
| 1982 | 20.14 | +83.8% |
| 1983 | 11.23 | -44.2% |
| 1984 | 11.51 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 11.78 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 12.88 | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 9.59 | -25.5% |
| 1988 | 9.04 | -5.7% |
| 1989 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9.04 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 8.77 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 9.59 | +9.4% |
| 2003 | 9.59 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.27 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 10.27 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10.68 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 10.96 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 10.96 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.96 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.96 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.96 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.09 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 11.22 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 11.13 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 11.18 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 11.14 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 11.15 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 11.16 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.18 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 11.19 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.31 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 11.35 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 11.39 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 11.44 | +0.4% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 11.44 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,164, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 11.44 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 321.09, 4% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Solomon Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +83.8% | 10.96 | 20.14 |
| 1974 | +80.6% | 8.49 | 15.34 |
| 1983 | -44.2% | 20.14 | 11.23 |
| 1965 | +26.0% | 2.45 | 3.08 |
| 1987 | -25.5% | 12.88 | 9.59 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.4 | 2.05 | 5.48 | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.61 | 6.03 | 15.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.01 | 9.04 | 20.14 | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.04 | 9.04 | 9.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.11 | 8.77 | 10.96 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.12 | 10.96 | 11.22 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.33 | 11.19 | 11.44 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Solomon Islands
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1335 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0026 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.1368 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2973 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 574.77 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.42 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Solomon Islands?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Solomon Islands was 11.44 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 20.14 in 1982.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.05 in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Solomon Islands ranks 176th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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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