Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Samoa
Samoa: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 170.5 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 170.5 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Samoa peaked at 226.15 animals per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 127.56 animals per square kilometre, in 2009.
That places Samoa 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Samoa, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 150.18 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 154.77 animals per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 159.01 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 163.6 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 163.6 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 167.84 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 167.84 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 167.84 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 172.44 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 172.44 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 172.44 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 176.68 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 176.68 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 176.68 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 176.68 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 176.68 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 176.68 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 176.68 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 173.15 animals per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 164.31 animals per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 162.54 animals per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 155.48 animals per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 151.94 animals per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 148.41 animals per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 144.88 animals per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 141.34 animals per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 137.81 animals per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 137.81 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 130.74 animals per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 137.81 animals per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 141.34 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 148.41 animals per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 143.11 animals per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 166.08 animals per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 159.01 animals per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 162.54 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 166.08 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 167.84 animals per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 178.44 animals per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 183.75 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 197.88 animals per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 212.01 animals per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 215.55 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 219.08 animals per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 226.15 animals per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 195.05 animals per square kilometre | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 192.93 animals per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 190.46 animals per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 127.56 animals per square kilometre | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 191.17 animals per square kilometre | +49.9% |
| 2011 | 194.35 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 198.23 animals per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 202.12 animals per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 206.01 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 214.13 animals per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 185.87 animals per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 179.5 animals per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 170.5 animals per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 136.69 animals per square kilometre | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 165.47 animals per square kilometre | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 163.67 animals per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 162.95 animals per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 163.31 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 170.5 animals per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 170.5 animals per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 819.06 animals per square kilometre, 21% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 170.5 animals per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 637.5 animals per square kilometre, 27% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +49.9% | 127.56 animals per square kilometre | 191.17 animals per square kilometre |
| 2009 | -33.0% | 190.46 animals per square kilometre | 127.56 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163.02 animals per square kilometre | 150.18 animals per square kilometre | 172.44 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 175.48 animals per square kilometre | 172.44 animals per square kilometre | 176.68 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 147.53 animals per square kilometre | 130.74 animals per square kilometre | 164.31 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 157.07 animals per square kilometre | 137.81 animals per square kilometre | 178.44 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 196.04 animals per square kilometre | 127.56 animals per square kilometre | 226.15 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 187.86 animals per square kilometre | 136.69 animals per square kilometre | 214.13 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 165.18 animals per square kilometre | 162.95 animals per square kilometre | 170.5 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 133 Liberia 179.33 animals per square kilometre compare
- 134 Rwanda 176.75 animals per square kilometre compare
- 135 Zimbabwe 175.94 animals per square kilometre compare
- 137 North Korea 170.04 animals per square kilometre compare
- 138 Saint Kitts and Nevis 164.75 animals per square kilometre compare
- 139 Eswatini 164.65 animals per square kilometre compare
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.15 % 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 0.1802 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.51 % 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 0.2043 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Samoa?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Samoa was 170.5 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 226.15 animals per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 127.56 animals per square kilometre in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Samoa ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.