Land animals slaughtered for meat in Nauru
Nauru: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 5,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5,000
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
197th
of 199 countries
All-time high
5,000
in 1986
All-time low
2,000
in 1961
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Nauru, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Nauru recorded 5,000 for land animals slaughtered for meat in 2024. That is the highest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Nauru peaked at 5,000 in 1986 and was at its lowest, 2,000, in 1961.
Nauru ranks 197th of 199 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 in Nauru, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2,000 | — |
| 1962 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 3,000 | +50.0% |
| 1968 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4,000 | +33.3% |
| 1976 | 3,000 | -25.0% |
| 1977 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3,000 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 4,000 | +33.3% |
| 1981 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 4,000 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 5,000 | +25.0% |
| 1987 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 5,000 | +0.0% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 5,000 is below the median for high income countries, which is 63.32 million, 0% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 5,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.57 million, 0% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,333 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 3,100 | 3,000 | 4,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4,400 | 4,000 | 5,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 194 Cook Islands 58,000 compare
- 195 Saint Kitts and Nevis 43,000 compare
- 196 Niue 25,000 compare
- 197 Antigua and Barbuda 5,000 compare
- 199 Luxembourg 0 compare
More agriculture & rural data for Nauru
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 0.0% (2025)
- Rural population 0 (2025)
- Agricultural land 3.4 sq. km (2024)
- Capture fisheries vs aquaculture 0.5 (2024)
- Aquaculture farmed fish production 0.5 (2024)
- Livestock production index 99.84 2014-2016 = 100 (2024)
- Crop production index 103.64 2014-2016 = 100 (2024)
- Permanent cropland 16.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Nauru?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Nauru was 5,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 5,000 in 1986.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,000 in 1961.
- How does Nauru rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Nauru ranks 197th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Land animals slaughtered for meat. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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