Land animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa
Samoa: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 474,000 animals in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
474,000 animals
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
183rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
640,000 animals
in 2005
All-time low
361,000 animals
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in animals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa is 474,000 animals, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa peaked at 640,000 animals in 2005 and was at its lowest, 361,000 animals, in 2009.
That places Samoa 183rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | animals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 425,000 animals | — |
| 1962 | 438,000 animals | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 450,000 animals | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 463,000 animals | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 463,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 475,000 animals | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 475,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 475,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 488,000 animals | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 488,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 488,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 500,000 animals | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 500,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 500,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 500,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 500,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 500,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 500,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 490,000 animals | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 465,000 animals | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 460,000 animals | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 440,000 animals | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 430,000 animals | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 420,000 animals | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 410,000 animals | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 400,000 animals | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 390,000 animals | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 390,000 animals | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 370,000 animals | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 390,000 animals | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 400,000 animals | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 420,000 animals | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 405,000 animals | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 470,000 animals | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 450,000 animals | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 460,000 animals | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 470,000 animals | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 475,000 animals | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 505,000 animals | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 520,000 animals | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 560,000 animals | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 600,000 animals | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 610,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 620,000 animals | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 640,000 animals | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 552,000 animals | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 546,000 animals | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 539,000 animals | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 361,000 animals | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 541,000 animals | +49.9% |
| 2011 | 550,000 animals | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 561,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 572,000 animals | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 583,000 animals | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 606,000 animals | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 526,000 animals | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 499,000 animals | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 474,000 animals | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 380,000 animals | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 460,000 animals | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 455,000 animals | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 453,000 animals | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 454,000 animals | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 474,000 animals | +4.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 474,000 animals is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.58 million animals, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 474,000 animals is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.57 million animals, 3% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Land animals slaughtered for meat 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% | 361,000 animals | 541,000 animals |
| 2009 | -33.0% | 539,000 animals | 361,000 animals |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 461,333 animals | 425,000 animals | 488,000 animals | 9 |
| 1970s | 496,600 animals | 488,000 animals | 500,000 animals | 10 |
| 1980s | 417,500 animals | 370,000 animals | 465,000 animals | 10 |
| 1990s | 444,500 animals | 390,000 animals | 505,000 animals | 10 |
| 2000s | 554,800 animals | 361,000 animals | 640,000 animals | 10 |
| 2010s | 529,200 animals | 380,000 animals | 606,000 animals | 10 |
| 2020s | 459,200 animals | 453,000 animals | 474,000 animals | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- 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)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.8249 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 9.1% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 9.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 2.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa was 474,000 animals in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 640,000 animals in 2005.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,000 animals in 2009.
- How does Samoa rank for land animals slaughtered for meat?
- Samoa ranks 183rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is land animals slaughtered for meat rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by 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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