Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Jamaica
Jamaica: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0101 animals per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Jamaica, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Jamaica stood at 0.0101 animals per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.4% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Jamaica peaked at 0.037 animals per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0074 animals per person, in 2010.
Jamaica ranks 134th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Jamaica, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.037 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0342 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0335 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 0.0342 animals per person | +2.0% |
| 1965 | 0.0331 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0348 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0347 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0334 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 1969 | 0.0331 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0297 animals per person | -10.4% |
| 1971 | 0.0292 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0307 animals per person | +5.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0322 animals per person | +4.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0336 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0329 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0331 animals per person | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0326 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0276 animals per person | -15.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0274 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.03 animals per person | +9.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0272 animals per person | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0277 animals per person | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0305 animals per person | +10.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0312 animals per person | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0288 animals per person | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0298 animals per person | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0289 animals per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0269 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0263 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0288 animals per person | +9.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0315 animals per person | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 0.033 animals per person | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0348 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0294 animals per person | -15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0285 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0272 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0251 animals per person | -7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0246 animals per person | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0237 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0231 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.023 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0241 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.025 animals per person | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0196 animals per person | -21.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0185 animals per person | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0105 animals per person | -43.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0086 animals per person | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0081 animals per person | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0077 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0074 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0077 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0078 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0076 animals per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.008 animals per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0099 animals per person | +23.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0098 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.009 animals per person | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0.009 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0094 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0097 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0104 animals per person | +6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0102 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0105 animals per person | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0101 animals per person | -4.4% |
Jamaica compared with similar countries
- Jamaica's 0.0101 animals per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 40% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Jamaica's 0.0101 animals per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0343 animals per person, 29% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Jamaica 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -43.0% | 0.0185 animals per person | 0.0105 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0342 animals per person | 0.0331 animals per person | 0.037 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0309 animals per person | 0.0274 animals per person | 0.0336 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0287 animals per person | 0.0263 animals per person | 0.0312 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0287 animals per person | 0.0237 animals per person | 0.0348 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0168 animals per person | 0.0077 animals per person | 0.025 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 animals per person | 0.0074 animals per person | 0.0099 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0102 animals per person | 0.0097 animals per person | 0.0105 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
More agriculture & rural data for Jamaica
- 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 0.0663 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 0.147 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 13.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0874 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.7 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Jamaica?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Jamaica was 0.0101 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.037 animals per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0074 animals per person in 2010.
- How does Jamaica rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 134th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.