Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Suriname
Suriname: Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat was 19.81 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.81
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
170th
of 198 countries
All-time high
48.49
in 1991
All-time low
14.73
in 1963
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Suriname, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 19.81 for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in 2024.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Suriname peaked at 48.49 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 14.73, in 1963.
That places Suriname 170th 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 Suriname, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.34 | — |
| 1962 | 15.42 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 14.73 | -4.5% |
| 1964 | 16.58 | +12.6% |
| 1965 | 16.41 | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 19.84 | +20.9% |
| 1967 | 20.97 | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 23.25 | +10.9% |
| 1969 | 25.75 | +10.7% |
| 1970 | 23.08 | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 21.68 | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 21.94 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 21.67 | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 19.28 | -11.0% |
| 1975 | 21.52 | +11.6% |
| 1976 | 20.21 | -6.1% |
| 1977 | 19.14 | -5.3% |
| 1978 | 21.72 | +13.5% |
| 1979 | 21.92 | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 22.11 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 22.25 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 22.91 | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 23.29 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 23.91 | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 26.53 | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 20.88 | -21.3% |
| 1987 | 19.99 | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 22.48 | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 32.5 | +44.6% |
| 1990 | 40.27 | +23.9% |
| 1991 | 48.49 | +20.4% |
| 1992 | 46.58 | -4.0% |
| 1993 | 43.84 | -5.9% |
| 1994 | 32.88 | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 35.62 | +8.3% |
| 1996 | 32.6 | -8.5% |
| 1997 | 35.67 | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 38.05 | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 41.22 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | 35.38 | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 32.89 | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 28.21 | -14.2% |
| 2003 | 27.04 | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 25.62 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 23.1 | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 23.83 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 23.89 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 26.87 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 29.38 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 31.86 | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 30.27 | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 28.51 | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 25.42 | -10.8% |
| 2014 | 23.21 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 20.61 | -11.2% |
| 2016 | 26.57 | +28.9% |
| 2017 | 27.73 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 23.61 | -14.8% |
| 2019 | 22.79 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 24.8 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 24.31 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.2 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 22.11 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 19.81 | -10.4% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 19.81 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 821.92, 2% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 19.81 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 877.73, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 18.7 | 14.73 | 25.75 | 9 |
| 1970s | 21.22 | 19.14 | 23.08 | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.69 | 19.99 | 32.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.52 | 32.6 | 48.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.62 | 23.1 | 35.38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.06 | 20.61 | 31.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.84 | 19.81 | 24.8 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Suriname
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -7.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0711 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.0961 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 20.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0677 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 471.32 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.7818 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Suriname?
- Daily number of animals slaughtered for meat in Suriname was 19.81 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 48.49 in 1991.
- What is the lowest daily number of animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.73 in 1963.
- How does Suriname rank for daily number of animals slaughtered for meat?
- Suriname ranks 170th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is daily number of animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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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