Land animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa
Samoa: Land animals slaughtered for meat was 474,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
474,000
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
183rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
640,000
in 2005
All-time low
361,000
in 2009
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Land animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa is 474,000, 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 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 361,000, 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 425,000 | — |
| 1962 | 438,000 | +3.1% |
| 1963 | 450,000 | +2.7% |
| 1964 | 463,000 | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 463,000 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 475,000 | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 475,000 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 475,000 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 488,000 | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 488,000 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 488,000 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 500,000 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 500,000 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 490,000 | -2.0% |
| 1980 | 465,000 | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 460,000 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 440,000 | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 430,000 | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 420,000 | -2.3% |
| 1985 | 410,000 | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 400,000 | -2.4% |
| 1987 | 390,000 | -2.5% |
| 1988 | 390,000 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 370,000 | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 390,000 | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 400,000 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 420,000 | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 405,000 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 470,000 | +16.0% |
| 1995 | 450,000 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 460,000 | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 470,000 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 475,000 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 505,000 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 520,000 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 560,000 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 600,000 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 610,000 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 620,000 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 640,000 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 552,000 | -13.8% |
| 2007 | 546,000 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 539,000 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 361,000 | -33.0% |
| 2010 | 541,000 | +49.9% |
| 2011 | 550,000 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 561,000 | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 572,000 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 583,000 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 606,000 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 526,000 | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 499,000 | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 474,000 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 380,000 | -19.8% |
| 2020 | 460,000 | +21.1% |
| 2021 | 455,000 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 453,000 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 454,000 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 474,000 | +4.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 474,000 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 82.58 million, 1% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 474,000 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.57 million, 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 | 541,000 |
| 2009 | -33.0% | 539,000 | 361,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 461,333 | 425,000 | 488,000 | 9 |
| 1970s | 496,600 | 488,000 | 500,000 | 10 |
| 1980s | 417,500 | 370,000 | 465,000 | 10 |
| 1990s | 444,500 | 390,000 | 505,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 554,800 | 361,000 | 640,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 529,200 | 380,000 | 606,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 459,200 | 453,000 | 474,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
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 in Samoa?
- Land animals slaughtered for meat in Samoa was 474,000 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 640,000 in 2005.
- What is the lowest land animals slaughtered for meat recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 361,000 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 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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