Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Faroe Islands
Faroe Islands: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0044 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Faroe Islands, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Faroe Islands is 0.0044 animals per person, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 74.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Faroe Islands peaked at 0.0176 animals per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0 animals per person, in 1961.
That places Faroe Islands 170th out of 190 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.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Faroe Islands, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 animals per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 animals per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 animals per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 animals per person | — |
| 1966 | 0.0141 animals per person | — |
| 1967 | 0.0133 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0132 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0132 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0134 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0132 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.0121 animals per person | -8.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0116 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0125 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0133 animals per person | +7.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0142 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0141 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0141 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0139 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0137 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0135 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0134 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0135 animals per person | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0134 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0134 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0133 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0132 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0131 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0131 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0132 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0134 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0135 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0146 animals per person | +8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0165 animals per person | +13.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0172 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0167 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0167 animals per person | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0156 animals per person | -6.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0157 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0162 animals per person | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0163 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0163 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0161 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0157 animals per person | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0144 animals per person | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0132 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0134 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0134 animals per person | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0133 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0134 animals per person | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0165 animals per person | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0166 animals per person | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0166 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0176 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.016 animals per person | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0161 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0158 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 animals per person | -73.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 animals per person | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0045 animals per person | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 animals per person | -14.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0062 animals per person | +62.7% |
| 2023 | 0.005 animals per person | -19.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0044 animals per person | -11.4% |
Faroe Islands compared with similar countries
- Faroe Islands's 0.0044 animals per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0368 animals per person, 12% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Faroe Islands's 0.0044 animals per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0508 animals per person, 9% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Faroe Islands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -73.0% | 0.0158 animals per person | 0.0043 animals per person |
| 2022 | +62.7% | 0.0038 animals per person | 0.0062 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.006 animals per person | 0 animals per person | 0.0141 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0132 animals per person | 0.0116 animals per person | 0.0142 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0134 animals per person | 0.0131 animals per person | 0.0137 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0153 animals per person | 0.0132 animals per person | 0.0172 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0148 animals per person | 0.0132 animals per person | 0.0163 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0137 animals per person | 0.0037 animals per person | 0.0176 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 animals per person | 0.0038 animals per person | 0.0062 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Faroe Islands
- 167 Trinidad and Tobago 0.005 animals per person compare
- 168 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0049 animals per person compare
- 169 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0048 animals per person compare
- 171 Libya 0.0044 animals per person compare
- 172 Mozambique 0.0043 animals per person compare
- 173 Bahrain 0.0041 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Faroe Islands
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 11,918 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 16.1% (2024)
- Rural population 33,136 (2025)
- Rural population growth 0.1% (2025)
- Rural population 60.4% (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 16.07 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Faroe Islands?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Faroe Islands was 0.0044 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0176 animals per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Faroe Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 animals per person in 1961.
- How does Faroe Islands rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Faroe Islands ranks 170th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Faroe Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Faroe Islands 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.