Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gambia
Gambia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0078 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gambia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 0.0078 animals per person for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gambia peaked at 0.0585 animals per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0075 animals per person, in 2022.
That places Gambia 148th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.044 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0459 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0505 animals per person | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0507 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0513 animals per person | +1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0523 animals per person | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0529 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 0.0545 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.055 animals per person | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0572 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0575 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0585 animals per person | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0559 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0526 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0503 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0479 animals per person | -4.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0449 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0427 animals per person | -4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0406 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0385 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0359 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1982 | 0.034 animals per person | -5.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0321 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0297 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0285 animals per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0268 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0263 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0263 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0257 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0247 animals per person | -4.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0237 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0238 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0231 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0225 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.022 animals per person | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0216 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0211 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0207 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0203 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0199 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0173 animals per person | -13.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0171 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0201 animals per person | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0201 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0197 animals per person | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0193 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0188 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0185 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0185 animals per person | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0176 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0161 animals per person | -8.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0157 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0147 animals per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0156 animals per person | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0166 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0154 animals per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0128 animals per person | -17.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0104 animals per person | -18.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0092 animals per person | -12.0% |
| 2020 | 0.008 animals per person | -13.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0075 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0078 animals per person | +5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0078 animals per person | -0.7% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 0.0078 animals per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 29% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 0.0078 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 32% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0508 animals per person | 0.044 animals per person | 0.055 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0508 animals per person | 0.0406 animals per person | 0.0585 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0304 animals per person | 0.0257 animals per person | 0.0385 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0223 animals per person | 0.0203 animals per person | 0.0247 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0189 animals per person | 0.0171 animals per person | 0.0201 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0144 animals per person | 0.0092 animals per person | 0.0176 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 animals per person | 0.0075 animals per person | 0.008 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More agriculture & rural data for Gambia
- 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 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1584 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 0.0002 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.2247 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 25.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2385 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 219.17 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.2766 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gambia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Gambia was 0.0078 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0585 animals per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 animals per person in 2022.
- How does Gambia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Gambia ranks 148th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Gambia 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.