Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 11.36 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
11.36 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
down 64.3%
World rank
183rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
681.82 animals per square kilometre
in 2007
All-time low
11.36 animals per square kilometre
in 2024
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda is 11.36 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.3% on the previous year and down 61.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 681.82 animals per square kilometre in 2007 and was at its lowest, 11.36 animals per square kilometre, in 2024.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 183rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 113.64 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 150 animals per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1963 | 154.54 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 156.82 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 154.54 animals per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 156.82 animals per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 159.09 animals per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 163.64 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 170.46 animals per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1970 | 181.82 animals per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 184.09 animals per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 190.91 animals per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 197.73 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 204.54 animals per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 206.82 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 211.36 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 250 animals per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1978 | 227.27 animals per square kilometre | -9.1% |
| 1979 | 227.27 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 227.27 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 231.82 animals per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 250 animals per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 261.36 animals per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 245.46 animals per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 1985 | 295.45 animals per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 318.18 animals per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1987 | 318.18 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 318.18 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 318.18 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 340.91 animals per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 363.64 animals per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1992 | 386.36 animals per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1993 | 397.73 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 397.73 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 409.09 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 409.09 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 454.55 animals per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 454.55 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 500 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 545.46 animals per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 545.46 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 590.91 animals per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 590.91 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 636.36 animals per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 636.36 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 681.82 animals per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 681.82 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 454.55 animals per square kilometre | -33.3% |
| 2010 | 340.91 animals per square kilometre | -25.0% |
| 2011 | 181.82 animals per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 2012 | 152.27 animals per square kilometre | -16.2% |
| 2013 | 79.55 animals per square kilometre | -47.8% |
| 2014 | 29.55 animals per square kilometre | -62.9% |
| 2015 | 72.73 animals per square kilometre | +146.2% |
| 2016 | 47.73 animals per square kilometre | -34.4% |
| 2017 | 45.45 animals per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 54.55 animals per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2019 | 50 animals per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 29.55 animals per square kilometre | -40.9% |
| 2021 | 63.64 animals per square kilometre | +115.4% |
| 2022 | 168.18 animals per square kilometre | +164.3% |
| 2023 | 31.8 animals per square kilometre | -81.1% |
| 2024 | 11.36 animals per square kilometre | -64.3% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 11.36 animals per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,419 animals per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 11.36 animals per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 618.72 animals per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +164.3% | 63.64 animals per square kilometre | 168.18 animals per square kilometre |
| 2015 | +146.2% | 29.55 animals per square kilometre | 72.73 animals per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +115.4% | 29.55 animals per square kilometre | 63.64 animals per square kilometre |
| 2023 | -81.1% | 168.18 animals per square kilometre | 31.8 animals per square kilometre |
| 2024 | -64.3% | 31.8 animals per square kilometre | 11.36 animals per square kilometre |
| 2014 | -62.9% | 79.55 animals per square kilometre | 29.55 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 153.28 animals per square kilometre | 113.64 animals per square kilometre | 170.46 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 208.18 animals per square kilometre | 181.82 animals per square kilometre | 250 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 278.41 animals per square kilometre | 227.27 animals per square kilometre | 318.18 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 411.36 animals per square kilometre | 340.91 animals per square kilometre | 500 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 586.36 animals per square kilometre | 454.55 animals per square kilometre | 681.82 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.45 animals per square kilometre | 29.55 animals per square kilometre | 340.91 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.9 animals per square kilometre | 11.36 animals per square kilometre | 168.18 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 180 Solomon Islands 12.75 animals per square kilometre compare
- 181 Equatorial Guinea 11.59 animals per square kilometre compare
- 182 Eritrea 11.51 animals per square kilometre compare
- 184 Central African Republic 11.25 animals per square kilometre compare
- 185 Somalia 8.15 animals per square kilometre compare
- 186 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.5 animals per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Antigua and Barbuda
- 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 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0531 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0955 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -0.2764 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0149 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 368.76 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.543 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Antigua and Barbuda was 11.36 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 681.82 animals per square kilometre in 2007.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.36 animals per square kilometre in 2024.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 183rd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Land animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land animals slaughtered for meat divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.