Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gabon
Gabon: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0029 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gabon, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gabon stood at 0.0029 animals per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gabon peaked at 0.0081 animals per person in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0016 animals per person, in 1965.
That places Gabon 180th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0025 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0018 animals per person | -28.2% |
| 1963 | 0.002 animals per person | +14.6% |
| 1964 | 0.0024 animals per person | +18.8% |
| 1965 | 0.0016 animals per person | -34.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0028 animals per person | +78.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 animals per person | +14.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0033 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0034 animals per person | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0032 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0033 animals per person | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0035 animals per person | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0034 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 animals per person | -13.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0024 animals per person | -17.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0028 animals per person | +16.0% |
| 1977 | 0.003 animals per person | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 0.0031 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 animals per person | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0035 animals per person | +5.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 animals per person | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0033 animals per person | -10.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0035 animals per person | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0043 animals per person | +20.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 animals per person | +27.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0057 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0059 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0063 animals per person | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0071 animals per person | +13.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 animals per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0072 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0071 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0069 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0065 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 0.006 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0059 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.006 animals per person | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0066 animals per person | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 0.007 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0056 animals per person | -19.7% |
| 2003 | 0.007 animals per person | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0077 animals per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 animals per person | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 animals per person | -31.5% |
| 2007 | 0.005 animals per person | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0051 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.005 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0047 animals per person | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0046 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0045 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0043 animals per person | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0041 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0041 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0039 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 animals per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0032 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 0.003 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0029 animals per person | -5.3% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 0.0029 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 11% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 0.0029 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gabon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | +78.7% | 0.0016 animals per person | 0.0028 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0026 animals per person | 0.0016 animals per person | 0.0034 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0031 animals per person | 0.0024 animals per person | 0.0035 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0045 animals per person | 0.0033 animals per person | 0.0063 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0067 animals per person | 0.0059 animals per person | 0.0073 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0063 animals per person | 0.005 animals per person | 0.0081 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0044 animals per person | 0.0037 animals per person | 0.005 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0032 animals per person | 0.0029 animals per person | 0.0036 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More agriculture & rural data for Gabon
- 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 0.1909 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 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.8304 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 557.95 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.6835 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gabon?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gabon was 0.0029 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0081 animals per person in 2005.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0016 animals per person in 1965.
- How does Gabon rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Gabon ranks 180th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.