Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Samoa
Samoa: Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita was 0.0392 animals per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Samoa, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in animals per person.
Analysis
In 2024, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Samoa stood at 0.0392 animals per person.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Samoa peaked at 0.0552 animals per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0163 animals per person, in 1975.
Samoa ranks 75th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | animals per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0175 animals per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0209 animals per person | +19.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0228 animals per person | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0248 animals per person | +8.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0261 animals per person | +5.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0194 animals per person | -25.7% |
| 1967 | 0.0173 animals per person | -10.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0215 animals per person | +24.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0257 animals per person | +19.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0214 animals per person | -16.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0233 animals per person | +9.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0172 animals per person | -26.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0257 animals per person | +49.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0191 animals per person | -25.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0163 animals per person | -14.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0226 animals per person | +38.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0279 animals per person | +23.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0289 animals per person | +3.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0291 animals per person | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0304 animals per person | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0282 animals per person | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0276 animals per person | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0257 animals per person | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0264 animals per person | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.026 animals per person | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0215 animals per person | -17.0% |
| 1987 | 0.027 animals per person | +25.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0267 animals per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0326 animals per person | +22.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0339 animals per person | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0354 animals per person | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0335 animals per person | -5.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0349 animals per person | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0364 animals per person | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0361 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0358 animals per person | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0377 animals per person | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0374 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0372 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0369 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0366 animals per person | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0461 animals per person | +26.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0372 animals per person | -19.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0387 animals per person | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0385 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0384 animals per person | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0381 animals per person | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0379 animals per person | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.044 animals per person | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0453 animals per person | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0474 animals per person | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0474 animals per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0441 animals per person | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0416 animals per person | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0444 animals per person | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0552 animals per person | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0524 animals per person | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0472 animals per person | -9.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0401 animals per person | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0453 animals per person | +12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0429 animals per person | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0407 animals per person | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0394 animals per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0392 animals per person | -0.4% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.0392 animals per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0252 animals per person, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.0392 animals per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0112 animals per person, 3.5× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +49.1% | 0.0172 animals per person | 0.0257 animals per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0218 animals per person | 0.0173 animals per person | 0.0261 animals per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0231 animals per person | 0.0163 animals per person | 0.0291 animals per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0272 animals per person | 0.0215 animals per person | 0.0326 animals per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0358 animals per person | 0.0335 animals per person | 0.0377 animals per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0392 animals per person | 0.0366 animals per person | 0.0461 animals per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0465 animals per person | 0.0401 animals per person | 0.0552 animals per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0415 animals per person | 0.0392 animals per person | 0.0453 animals per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
More agriculture & rural data for Samoa
- Cropland extent over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.15 % 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 0.1802 hectares per person (2025)
- Agricultural area over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.51 % 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 0.2043 hectares per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 533.81 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.586 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Samoa?
- Yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita in Samoa was 0.0392 animals per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0552 animals per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0163 animals per person in 1975.
- How does Samoa rank for yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita?
- Samoa ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is yearly number of animals slaughtered for meat, per capita rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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.