Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0015 animals per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 0.0015 animals per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0166 animals per person in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.0015 animals per person, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 185th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Liberia, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.014 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0141 animals per person | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0143 animals per person | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0144 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0146 animals per person | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 0.015 animals per person | +3.2% |
| 1967 | 0.014 animals per person | -6.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0118 animals per person | -15.3% |
| 1969 | 0.0115 animals per person | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 0.0147 animals per person | +27.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0156 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0166 animals per person | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 0.015 animals per person | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0116 animals per person | -22.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0102 animals per person | -12.0% |
| 1976 | 0.0102 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.01 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0096 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0093 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 animals per person | -26.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0074 animals per person | +7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0088 animals per person | +19.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0103 animals per person | +17.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0081 animals per person | -22.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0056 animals per person | -30.7% |
| 1986 | 0.005 animals per person | -10.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0048 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.0037 animals per person | -23.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0031 animals per person | -16.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0036 animals per person | +16.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0041 animals per person | +13.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0037 animals per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0037 animals per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0037 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0036 animals per person | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 animals per person | -7.5% |
| 1998 | 0.003 animals per person | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0028 animals per person | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0027 animals per person | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0027 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0026 animals per person | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0026 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0025 animals per person | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0024 animals per person | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 animals per person | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 animals per person | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 animals per person | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0021 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0021 animals per person | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0021 animals per person | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.002 animals per person | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.002 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.002 animals per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0019 animals per person | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0019 animals per person | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0018 animals per person | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0017 animals per person | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0017 animals per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0016 animals per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 animals per person | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0015 animals per person | -3.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0015 animals per person is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.0269 animals per person, 6% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0015 animals per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0245 animals per person, 6% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Liberia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +27.0% | 0.0115 animals per person | 0.0147 animals per person |
| 1985 | -30.7% | 0.0081 animals per person | 0.0056 animals per person |
| 1980 | -26.2% | 0.0093 animals per person | 0.0069 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0137 animals per person | 0.0115 animals per person | 0.015 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0123 animals per person | 0.0093 animals per person | 0.0166 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0064 animals per person | 0.0031 animals per person | 0.0103 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 animals per person | 0.0028 animals per person | 0.0041 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0024 animals per person | 0.0022 animals per person | 0.0027 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.002 animals per person | 0.0018 animals per person | 0.0022 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0016 animals per person | 0.0015 animals per person | 0.0017 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 182 Qatar 0.0027 animals per person compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 0.002 animals per person compare
- 184 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0017 animals per person compare
- 186 Kuwait 0.0015 animals per person compare
- 187 Seychelles 0.0007 animals per person compare
- 188 Bahamas 0.0003 animals per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Liberia
- 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 0.0001 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Cropland extent over the long-term, per capita 0.1221 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate 0.1671 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0.0004 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, per capita 0.3378 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 5.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.3265 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 298.89 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.8615 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Liberia?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Liberia was 0.0015 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0166 animals per person in 1972.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0015 animals per person in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 185th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia 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.