Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre was 12.75 animals per square kilometre in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.75 animals per square kilometre
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 191 countries
All-time high
12.86 animals per square kilometre
in 2008
All-time low
4 animals per square kilometre
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, 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 Solomon Islands is 12.75 animals per square kilometre, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands peaked at 12.86 animals per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4 animals per square kilometre, in 1961.
Solomon Islands ranks 180th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | animals per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 4 animals per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 4.07 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1963 | 4.14 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1964 | 4.25 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 4.36 animals per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 4.43 animals per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 4.57 animals per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 4.68 animals per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 4.82 animals per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1970 | 4.97 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 5.07 animals per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 5.25 animals per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 5.39 animals per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 5.57 animals per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 5.72 animals per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 5.82 animals per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 5.93 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 6.04 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 6.15 animals per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.25 animals per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 5.82 animals per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 6.25 animals per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 6.07 animals per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 6.07 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 6.15 animals per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 6.07 animals per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 6.07 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 6.22 animals per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 6.43 animals per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 6.43 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 6.79 animals per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 7.15 animals per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 7.86 animals per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1994 | 8.22 animals per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 8.93 animals per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1996 | 9.65 animals per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1997 | 10.36 animals per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 10.72 animals per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 10.72 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 11.08 animals per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 11.79 animals per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2002 | 12.15 animals per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 12.15 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.5 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 12.5 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 12.5 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.5 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.86 animals per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 12.86 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 12.86 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 12.86 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 12.83 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 12.68 animals per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 12.61 animals per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 12.61 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.65 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 12.68 animals per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.68 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.75 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.72 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 12.79 animals per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.75 animals per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.75 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.75 animals per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 12.75 animals per square kilometre is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 233.96 animals per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 12.75 animals per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 637.5 animals per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.37 animals per square kilometre | 4 animals per square kilometre | 4.82 animals per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 5.59 animals per square kilometre | 4.97 animals per square kilometre | 6.15 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.14 animals per square kilometre | 5.82 animals per square kilometre | 6.43 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.68 animals per square kilometre | 6.43 animals per square kilometre | 10.72 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.29 animals per square kilometre | 11.08 animals per square kilometre | 12.86 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.72 animals per square kilometre | 12.61 animals per square kilometre | 12.86 animals per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.75 animals per square kilometre | 12.72 animals per square kilometre | 12.79 animals per square kilometre | 5 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 177 Sudan 18.01 animals per square kilometre compare
- 178 Papua New Guinea 16.65 animals per square kilometre compare
- 179 Namibia 16.03 animals per square kilometre compare
- 181 Equatorial Guinea 11.59 animals per square kilometre compare
- 182 Eritrea 11.51 animals per square kilometre compare
- 183 Antigua and Barbuda 11.36 animals per square kilometre compare
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 land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre in Solomon Islands was 12.75 animals per square kilometre in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 12.86 animals per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 animals per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre?
- Solomon Islands ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat, per square kilometre rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.