Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Barbados
Barbados: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0031 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Barbados, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Barbados stood at 0.0031 animals per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Barbados peaked at 0.02 animals per person in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0024 animals per person, in 2013.
Barbados ranks 176th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Barbados, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0131 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0093 animals per person | -28.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0105 animals per person | +12.7% |
| 1964 | 0.012 animals per person | +14.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0098 animals per person | -18.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0111 animals per person | +12.6% |
| 1967 | 0.0107 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 1968 | 0.0104 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0144 animals per person | +38.4% |
| 1970 | 0.0144 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0164 animals per person | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0128 animals per person | -21.7% |
| 1973 | 0.0128 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0108 animals per person | -15.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0056 animals per person | -48.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0052 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0052 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0091 animals per person | +77.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0099 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0117 animals per person | +18.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0123 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0098 animals per person | -20.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0088 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.007 animals per person | -20.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 animals per person | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 0.007 animals per person | +19.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0089 animals per person | +27.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0097 animals per person | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0178 animals per person | +83.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0189 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 0.019 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 0.02 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0172 animals per person | -13.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0172 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0172 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0172 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0119 animals per person | -30.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0115 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0119 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0151 animals per person | +26.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0084 animals per person | -44.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0085 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.005 animals per person | -41.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 animals per person | -29.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0027 animals per person | -22.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0029 animals per person | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.003 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.003 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0026 animals per person | -13.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.003 animals per person | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0031 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0032 animals per person | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.003 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0031 animals per person | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0034 animals per person | +25.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 animals per person | -15.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0031 animals per person | +6.4% |
Barbados compared with similar countries
- Barbados's 0.0031 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 8% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Barbados's 0.0031 animals per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 9% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0113 animals per person | 0.0093 animals per person | 0.0144 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0102 animals per person | 0.0052 animals per person | 0.0164 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0099 animals per person | 0.0059 animals per person | 0.0178 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0162 animals per person | 0.0115 animals per person | 0.02 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0061 animals per person | 0.0027 animals per person | 0.0151 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0029 animals per person | 0.0024 animals per person | 0.0032 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0031 animals per person | 0.0027 animals per person | 0.0034 animals per person | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Barbados
- 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 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.0283 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0354 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.19 current US$ per person (2024)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3404 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Barbados?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Barbados was 0.0031 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 0.02 animals per person in 1992.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0024 animals per person in 2013.
- How does Barbados rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Barbados ranks 176th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Barbados data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Animals slaughtered for meat Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.