Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Singapore
Singapore: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 50,502 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Singapore, 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 Singapore is 50,502 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.2% on the previous year and down 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Singapore peaked at 72,049 animals per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14,925 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
Singapore ranks 2nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Singapore, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 14,925 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 15,672 animals per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1963 | 18,358 animals per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1964 | 18,955 animals per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1965 | 18,806 animals per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 18,955 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 21,343 animals per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1968 | 24,627 animals per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 1969 | 28,358 animals per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1970 | 32,090 animals per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1971 | 36,851 animals per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1972 | 38,164 animals per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 36,719 animals per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 38,076 animals per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1975 | 52,918 animals per square kilometre | +39.0% |
| 1976 | 57,124 animals per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1977 | 60,515 animals per square kilometre | +5.9% |
| 1978 | 60,373 animals per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 60,781 animals per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 63,557 animals per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1981 | 65,000 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 65,128 animals per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 65,128 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 64,104 animals per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 56,716 animals per square kilometre | -11.5% |
| 1986 | 59,702 animals per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 67,164 animals per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 1988 | 65,672 animals per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 62,687 animals per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 67,164 animals per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 65,672 animals per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 62,687 animals per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 59,702 animals per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 57,675 animals per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 59,702 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 59,702 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 68,060 animals per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1998 | 61,379 animals per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 1999 | 66,952 animals per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2000 | 63,772 animals per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 64,902 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 66,333 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 62,373 animals per square kilometre | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 49,896 animals per square kilometre | -20.0% |
| 2005 | 54,951 animals per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2006 | 54,781 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 59,800 animals per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 59,051 animals per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 61,571 animals per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 63,662 animals per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 65,666 animals per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 65,342 animals per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 66,576 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 65,121 animals per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 67,770 animals per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 68,916 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 67,927 animals per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 72,049 animals per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 70,547 animals per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 71,096 animals per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 68,790 animals per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 41,751 animals per square kilometre | -39.3% |
| 2023 | 45,434 animals per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 50,502 animals per square kilometre | +11.2% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 50,502 animals per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,419 animals per square kilometre, 35.6× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 50,502 animals per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 637.5 animals per square kilometre, 79.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Singapore 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 | -39.3% | 68,790 animals per square kilometre | 41,751 animals per square kilometre |
| 1975 | +39.0% | 38,076 animals per square kilometre | 52,918 animals per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 20,000 animals per square kilometre | 14,925 animals per square kilometre | 28,358 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 47,361 animals per square kilometre | 32,090 animals per square kilometre | 60,781 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,486 animals per square kilometre | 56,716 animals per square kilometre | 67,164 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,869 animals per square kilometre | 57,675 animals per square kilometre | 68,060 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 59,743 animals per square kilometre | 49,896 animals per square kilometre | 66,333 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 67,358 animals per square kilometre | 63,662 animals per square kilometre | 72,049 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 55,514 animals per square kilometre | 41,751 animals per square kilometre | 71,096 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Singapore?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Singapore was 50,502 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 72,049 animals per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,925 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Singapore rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Singapore ranks 2nd out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Singapore 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.