Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Dominica
Dominica: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0456 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Dominica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 0.0456 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Dominica peaked at 0.0463 animals per person in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0115 animals per person, in 1971.
That places Dominica 63rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Dominica, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0228 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0213 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 1963 | 0.0194 animals per person | -8.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0189 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0173 animals per person | -8.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0155 animals per person | -10.5% |
| 1967 | 0.0145 animals per person | -6.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0135 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0125 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1970 | 0.0116 animals per person | -7.2% |
| 1971 | 0.0115 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 0.0121 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0125 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0127 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0126 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0132 animals per person | +4.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0138 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0138 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0151 animals per person | +9.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0164 animals per person | +8.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0171 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0179 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0193 animals per person | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0216 animals per person | +11.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0248 animals per person | +14.6% |
| 1986 | 0.028 animals per person | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0352 animals per person | +25.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0367 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0403 animals per person | +9.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0395 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 0.039 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0389 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0387 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0386 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0386 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0418 animals per person | +8.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0418 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.042 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0436 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0438 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0439 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0439 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0438 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0437 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0436 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0436 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0436 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0436 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0436 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0436 animals per person | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0449 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0463 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0452 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0442 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0435 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0438 animals per person | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0445 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0447 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0449 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0448 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.045 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0453 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0455 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0456 animals per person | +0.4% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 0.0456 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 0.0456 animals per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Dominica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | +25.7% | 0.028 animals per person | 0.0352 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0173 animals per person | 0.0125 animals per person | 0.0228 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0129 animals per person | 0.0115 animals per person | 0.0151 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0258 animals per person | 0.0164 animals per person | 0.0403 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0402 animals per person | 0.0386 animals per person | 0.0436 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0437 animals per person | 0.0436 animals per person | 0.0439 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0445 animals per person | 0.0435 animals per person | 0.0463 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0452 animals per person | 0.0448 animals per person | 0.0456 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
More agriculture & rural data for Dominica
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0093 % 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 0.123 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.0069 % 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 0.1534 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.121 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,330 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Dominica?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Dominica was 0.0456 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0463 animals per person in 2012.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0115 animals per person in 1971.
- How does Dominica rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Dominica ranks 63rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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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How this figure is calculated
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)
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
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.